Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness
Societal Impact Statement Food and agricultural plants are integral to human well‐being. Due to their universal importance, such plants would appear to represent an ideal entryway by which to address plant blindness. However, with limited opportunities for direct contact with agriculture, many peop...
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| author | Krishnan, Sarada Moreau, Tara Kuehny, Jeff Novy, Ari Greene, Stephanie L. Khoury, Colin K. |
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Food and agricultural plants are integral to human well‐being. Due to their universal importance, such plants would appear to represent an ideal entryway by which to address plant blindness. However, with limited opportunities for direct contact with agriculture, many people cannot appreciate the flora that feed us every day. We provide examples of informal education initiatives aimed at increasing public awareness and appreciation of food and agricultural plants, made possible through collaborations between botanic gardens, academic institutions, nonprofits, and agricultural research organizations. We hope these examples encourage and inspire organizations to further utilize food and agricultural plants to tackle plant blindness.
Summary
Of the myriad gifts plants provide to humanity, food is among the most visible, as everyone needs to eat, every single day. Due to their universal importance, food and agricultural plants would appear to represent ideal entryways to address plant blindness. Yet increasing urbanization worldwide and decreasing proportions of the global workforce in agriculture are limiting opportunities for people to have direct, hands‐on experiences with food and agricultural plants outside of retail purchasing, meal preparation, and food consumption. This disconnect is troubling, especially as the challenges to the sustainability of our future food supply necessitate that society, and certainly elected decision‐makers, have the capacity to understand the potential benefits, risks, and tradeoffs inherent to agriculture and its advancing technologies. We outline opportunities to address agricultural plant blindness with emphasis on current complex issues within the food and agriculture sector. We provide examples of fruitful collaborations between botanic gardens, academic institutions, nonprofits, and agricultural research organizations that engage people around these issues. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1013952025-03-13T09:44:26Z Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness Krishnan, Sarada Moreau, Tara Kuehny, Jeff Novy, Ari Greene, Stephanie L. Khoury, Colin K. plant conservation urbanization urbanización botanical gardens jardines botánicos agricultural education educación agraria Societal Impact Statement Food and agricultural plants are integral to human well‐being. Due to their universal importance, such plants would appear to represent an ideal entryway by which to address plant blindness. However, with limited opportunities for direct contact with agriculture, many people cannot appreciate the flora that feed us every day. We provide examples of informal education initiatives aimed at increasing public awareness and appreciation of food and agricultural plants, made possible through collaborations between botanic gardens, academic institutions, nonprofits, and agricultural research organizations. We hope these examples encourage and inspire organizations to further utilize food and agricultural plants to tackle plant blindness. Summary Of the myriad gifts plants provide to humanity, food is among the most visible, as everyone needs to eat, every single day. Due to their universal importance, food and agricultural plants would appear to represent ideal entryways to address plant blindness. Yet increasing urbanization worldwide and decreasing proportions of the global workforce in agriculture are limiting opportunities for people to have direct, hands‐on experiences with food and agricultural plants outside of retail purchasing, meal preparation, and food consumption. This disconnect is troubling, especially as the challenges to the sustainability of our future food supply necessitate that society, and certainly elected decision‐makers, have the capacity to understand the potential benefits, risks, and tradeoffs inherent to agriculture and its advancing technologies. We outline opportunities to address agricultural plant blindness with emphasis on current complex issues within the food and agriculture sector. We provide examples of fruitful collaborations between botanic gardens, academic institutions, nonprofits, and agricultural research organizations that engage people around these issues. 2019-07 2019-05-27T18:49:45Z 2019-05-27T18:49:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101395 en Open Access Wiley Krishnan, Sarada; Moreau, Tara; Kuehny, Jeff; Novy, Ari; Greene, Stephanie L. & Khoury, Colin K. (2019). Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness. Plants People Planet, 1-7 p. |
| spellingShingle | plant conservation urbanization urbanización botanical gardens jardines botánicos agricultural education educación agraria Krishnan, Sarada Moreau, Tara Kuehny, Jeff Novy, Ari Greene, Stephanie L. Khoury, Colin K. Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness |
| title | Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness |
| title_full | Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness |
| title_fullStr | Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness |
| title_short | Resetting the table for people and plants: Botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness |
| title_sort | resetting the table for people and plants botanic gardens and research organizations collaborate to address food and agricultural plant blindness |
| topic | plant conservation urbanization urbanización botanical gardens jardines botánicos agricultural education educación agraria |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101395 |
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