Sara Hessenflow Harper - Agriculture and Sustainability Initiatives
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a brown bag discussion led by Sara Hessenflow Harper of the Clark Group on Monday, October 25 at 12:00 noon.
| When |
Oct 25, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Where | LSRC A158 |
| Contact Name | David Cooley |
| Contact Phone | 919-684-1133 |
While sustainability initiatives in the corporate world have begun to take off, efforts to infuse sustainability concepts into the agricultural sector have largely resulted in small, niche efforts that are either related exclusively to organic or small, local “farmers market” outlets. More mainstream, conventional farmers often view the term “sustainability” with hostility. Increasingly, advances in technology and market demands for “sustainably-derived” products are bringing mainstream agriculture in more direct contact with the sustainability issue. Because of advances on both the equipment and seed side, farmers are increasingly more able to meet production goals more sustainably than was previously possible or affordable. Much the way corporations have discovered sustainability as a business-growth tool in addition to providing environmental and societal benefits, Ms. Harper believes that the conventional agricultural sector can and ultimately will also see the value in sustainability.
An audio recording of Sarah Hessenflow Harper's presentation can be downloaded here.
Questions or comments? Please contact David Cooley, Assistant in Policy and Research for the Nicholas Institute.
