Mar 06 2012
Kinda weird to discuss fishing/aquaculture in an agriculture unit? Well, we do get some calories from the water so yes! Today we watched a good bit of the PBS documentary Empty Oceans, Empty Nets. Feel free to click around the movie web site if you want want to explore the issues further. What were the [...]
Sep 13 2011
Well, the first unit is behind us… I was sharing some info about hunting and “the commons” on the review day, and that got me thinking a bit more about the Tragedy of the Commons from the the first unit (see TateK’s last post). As I shared with you, I took a trip to Laurinburg, [...]
Sep 08 2011
Imagine yourself a tribesman on a remote island in the Pacific, desperate to provide you and your family with an adequate amount of food. You head out to the freshwater pond, henceforth named hmm, let’s see, the commons, with fishing pole in hand. But to your surprise, the other tribesmen have gathered there, and soon [...]
