Interview with Renewable Energy Specialist Stephanie Page

Title: Interview with Renewable Energy Expert Stephanie Page (Feb, 2009) Summary: On February 19, 2009 I interviewed Stephanie Page, Renewable Energy Specialist for the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) , about sustainable agriculture incentive programs in Oregon and the U.S. Topic: Sustainable Agriculture Category: Expert Citizen (Interview) What is it? This is a phone interview [...]

Farmers Save Energy and Receive Compensation

Title: Farmers save energy in Grande Ronde Valley with mangement, technologies, incentives (April,2008.) Summary: Following an audit of his farm in 2008, Phil Hassinger made some simple and relatively inexpensive energy saving alterations to his irrigation system and received a grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a business energy tax credit from the state of Oregon.  Topic: [...]

The Meatrix

Title: The Meatrix (2006) Summary: In 2006 SustainableTable.com and Free Range Studios posted a series of Educational, kid-friendly interactive videos called the Meatrix. These videos take you on a tour through a typical commercial farm allowing you to click your way around an animated farm revealing facts about the ugly side of industrial agriculture. Topic: Sustainable [...]

Audio Slideshow Reflection

  My Focus: Football “Fan”natic  My subject was a very passionate football fan, so finding the focus of my story came quit easily. The Superbowl was a natural focal point for my project. It served as a perfect stage for everything i was trying to capture. Being the biggest game of the year, there was [...]

Student Interview: Joe Jackson & Alternative Energy

Should Question: Should the Obama administration allocate $150 billion in this time of economic crisis to alternative energy sources? Joe’s Opinion: Alternative energy is a good idea but, first obstacles need to be addressed in order for any investment to successful. Source 1) Obama’s agenda on alternative energy and the environment. whitehouse.gov The goals of [...]

Buying Organic on a Budget

Title: 5 Ways to Buy Organic on a Budget (drgreene.com Jan,13,2009) summary:  Last month organic food expert Dr. Alan Green posted a blog titled 5 Ways to Buy Organic on a Budget discussing the relationship between poverty & obesity and the high cost of organic foods.  Fortunately he says there is hope, as he offers 5 ways to buy organic [...]

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Title: Environmental Quality Incentives Program (USDA.gov, 10/08/2008.)   Summary: In 2002 the USDA created the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) as an incentive program for farmers promoting sustainable farming practices. This program is an example of a successful initiative  plan which will hopefully result in similar programs being passed by the USDA and congress. Topic: Sustainable Land Use [...]

Water Pollution by Agriculture

Title: Water Pollution by Agriculture (Phil Trans, Feb 2008.)  Summary: Last July ecological expert Brian Moss wrote an article called Water Pollution by Agriculture in the scientific journal Philosophical Transactions analyzing the effects of agriculture on nearby waterways and strategies for rehabilitating contaminated ecosystems.  Topic: Sustainable land use Category: Academic Research What is it? This is an [...]

Taylor’s Top 10 for Taking Better Pictures

1) Check the Light: Make sure the dominating light source is behind the camera, lighting the face of the subject and not the back 2) Rule of Thirds: Split the frame into thirds horizontally and vertically, then make sure that the interest point of your picture is at one the the four intersection points. 3) [...]

Photo Assignment Response

The best thing i had going for me was using a desposible camera. It was simple, familiar and helped me catch unexpected moments better than the more complicated digital camera. Another thing that worked well was anticipating photogenic moments, which put me in place ahead of time instead of being a step behind. What didn’t [...]