Farm tech wrap up
Jan. 31st, 2009 10:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
blue_lotus13Farm tech was actually a pleasant experience.
1. It was in Edmonton, so I can go home and work.
2. The demographic was younger, and included more women. People were also more relaxed and laid back.
3. There was less machinery and less "testerone tire kickers" as one of my farmer friends put it.
4. The focus was on technology, sustainability and innovation, which are all areas that I am really interested in.
5. I got to attend lectures done by scientists who explained how research can impact farming. These were pretty informative. My favourite one was on plant language and how you can tell if your plants are nutrient deficient. I went home and checked on my houseplants after this talk.
6. I am feeling a lot more confident and know more people at these events. I have more people to talk to, and sit with during meals. I have more of an understanding of what is happening, and I keep meeting people who introduce me to other people, so I keep learning more.
7. I felt a lot more confident about what I was writing and doing.
So all in all, it was a great success and a good boost for the ego to realize how far I'm come in this field in the past 6 months.
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Unfortunately, I seem to have caught a cold and so I'm going to be resting a lot this weekend. Boo. :(
1. It was in Edmonton, so I can go home and work.
2. The demographic was younger, and included more women. People were also more relaxed and laid back.
3. There was less machinery and less "testerone tire kickers" as one of my farmer friends put it.
4. The focus was on technology, sustainability and innovation, which are all areas that I am really interested in.
5. I got to attend lectures done by scientists who explained how research can impact farming. These were pretty informative. My favourite one was on plant language and how you can tell if your plants are nutrient deficient. I went home and checked on my houseplants after this talk.
6. I am feeling a lot more confident and know more people at these events. I have more people to talk to, and sit with during meals. I have more of an understanding of what is happening, and I keep meeting people who introduce me to other people, so I keep learning more.
7. I felt a lot more confident about what I was writing and doing.
So all in all, it was a great success and a good boost for the ego to realize how far I'm come in this field in the past 6 months.
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Unfortunately, I seem to have caught a cold and so I'm going to be resting a lot this weekend. Boo. :(
