FIU takes D.C.

By Evelyn Perez

FIU Agroecology students pose in front of the U.S. Capitol in early March.

Students from the FIU Agroecology Program visited Washington, D.C., to take part in the Multicultural Scholars (MSP) and National Needs Fellows (NNF) Programs Project Directors Annual Meeting in March. The conference was sponsored by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The [...]

Honduran students visit FIU for week of agroscience

By Evelyn Perez

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More than 20 agroscience juniors from the Universidad Nacional de Agricultura (UNA) in Honduras were hosted by the FIU Agroecology Program and the Department of Earth and Environment for a week-long, ecological agriculture workshop. The Consulate General of Honduras in Miami helped the university receive the students with a welcome address Oct. [...]

Miami Northwestern students visit organic garden

By Karen Cochrane

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It’s officially known as the “People’s Garden,” and it lived up to its billing Friday, Sept. 16, when 50 students from Miami Northwestern Senior High School visited FIU’s organic garden and nature preserve. The teenagers were hosted by FIU students, who shared their passion for gardening and sustainable living. The garden [...]