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I thought the field trip to Pete's Produce farm was interesting and worthwhile. Although I have spent time at farms before, it was a good reminder of what I have previously seen because it is easy to forget what real farming is like after reading many articles about an idealized picture of agriculture. Hearing Pete talk, I felt I could trust him as a source because of the depth with with he spoke about farming. He spoke eloquently and intelligently about the struggles of organic farming and succeeding in the agriculture buisness.

As for our carbon footprint, it is hard to calculate an exact quantitative value, however, we can consider how much we used, how far we traveled etc. But in the end I think it is more important to think about what we learned and how we will use this knowledge to change our carbon footprint in the future. Going to the farm was an opportunity to learn about and witness the effects of the agriculture industry about which we have been reading for the last few weeks. Therefore, it was important as a conclusion to this part of the course.