Air's Wild Acres

Small goats and small batch cheesemaking on a small farm, all with big laughs.

Category: Conservation

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A Vote for Agriculture is a Vote for All of US

Current Mood, October 2, 2024: After receiving an email about the onsite certification I have to go through to ensure my egg laying animals are living in a context that provides them “adequate space,” I’m… Read more
Finding Hope When Facing Eco-Anxiety

The first time I remember feeling like I had an existential crisis, I was 16. I had just read The Stranger for my high school English class, and had one of those “Wait, so I’m… Read more
Taking a Step Back and Making Space for New Voices at the Table

Of my many faults as a human, my tendency towards nostalgia is probably one of my traits that annoys me the most. I am so easily sucked into a photo album or an old blog,… Read more
Earth Week Action Items: Partnering to Motivate Change

I need to start this post with a disclaimer: I make a lot of mistakes. I’m human, and we’re subject to a variety of outside forces that will affect our likes, dislikes, personal biases, economic… Read more
“I’m going to be a good food farmer,” but with the help of my friends

As an extrovert, I thrive on the type of informal exchanges I can have via good conversation with people: the sharing of good ideas and excitement, gaining motivation to continue in fields that can… Read more
New Year’s Day on the side of a Mexican mountain

When I first booked this trip to Mexico a few months ago, I was looking forward to spending some time in a place I love with some people that I love. I was also in… Read more
Money isn’t everything when it comes to conservation

Lately, there has been a great deal of coverage on pollinator health in the media, and the need for conservation of bees in particular. Obviously, as a conservationist and an interdisciplinary agricultural professional, I am… Read more
Camel spiders for the win!

Since I’m writing and analyzing my data these days, and haven’t spent hardly any time in the field since 2013, I figured it would be a nice time to have a #flashbackfriday to a video… Read more
The environmental effects of war and peace

I’ve been spending some time in the last few weeks reading “The Murder of Nikolai Vavilov” by Peter Pringle, which I have wanted to read for some time due to my mad science crush on… Read more
Monarchs at our Great Insect Fair!

For many years, Penn State’s Department of Entomology has collaborated with community partners to deliver a very large outreach event every year, the Great Insect Fair! It’s a wonderful time to share our work with families,… Read more