Rooted in Agriculture
Rural Sociologists often specialize in studying the Agriculture/Food Apparatus and how farmers navigate within it, with each other, their communities, and customers. Their research has become critical as agriculture has changed rapidly over the last 50 years due to technology, changes in consumer preferences, concerns over climate change, and the current Covid-19 Pandemic.
Describe, explain, and interpret the information you learned from the “Harford County: Rooted in Agriculture” film, which you will access on YouTube at:
Your goals in writing this analytic essay are to let me know that
(1) you viewed the film on YouTube and
(2) you can apply the information you learned in this course to the information you learned about our local Agricultural/Food Apparatus.
For this essay paper, use the information you learned in the Rooted in Agriculture to:
Discuss and analyze how Harford County’s Agriculture/Food Apparatus, including farmers and local
government, lead nationally in innovative strategies that mitigate climate change and provide healthy
food to the local population.
