Elevator Speech

I recently finished the "Elements of Sustainability" course I was taking online from MCAD. Our last assignment was to craft an "elevator" speech telling someone -- someone, that is, who doesn't know or care about sustainability -- what we are doing in our lives to promote sustainability and why it matters. Here is what I submitted:

I'm studying Sustainable Food Production at M State Fergus Falls. It's a brand new program focused on transforming agriculture so that it is better at promoting the health of farmers, consumers, animals and ecosystems.

Currently, industrial agriculture works in conflict with nature in many respects. It is dependent on fossil fuels, which contribute to global warming. It is also dependent on vast expanses of monoculture crops and pesticides, which negatively impacts ecosystems by reducing biodiversity.

In the Sustainable Food Production program, I'm learning how to leverage symbiotic relationships, conserve energy, reduce pollution, protect natural habitats, and improve working conditions and incomes for farmers -- all while still growing enough food to support healthy eating for generations to come.