So I finally turned my thesis in! Several all-nighters and an inappropriate amount of animal crackers and coffee later (getting the economy-sized animal crackers jar from BJ’s was a very unhealthy choice) I turned in 55 pages of food policy glory.
I’m proud and relieved- now all I have to do is wait to see if they call me in for an oral presentation. I’m not going to stop blogging though- if anything, now I have more time for it! The past couple weeks have been insanely hectic, but I’m glad to finally have this turned in and finished with. Thanks to all of you who have been reading and following me through this journey- the thesis may be done with, but the food policy wonking is far from over!
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Congratulations! That is such a great achievement!
Thank you!! I’m looking forward to having free time again 🙂
Thanks for your comments on my blog and congratulations on finishing your thesis! I do have some idea of IPM, if you would have the time to write up a quick post I would love to host it for my readers. Amidst all the noise about GM/local etc , people often do not get to hear about things like IPM and this would be a great way to share that information. I am enjoying your blog, so glad we discovered each other thanks to Janina:)
I would certainly be interested in something like that! I can probably get it to you by the start of next week; would that work for you?
Yes, that would work very well! Thanks, looking forward to it!
What’s IPM? Integrated Pest Management?
It is! applpy had posted something about antibiotic use in apples and pears and the need for alternate growth methods, so I mentioned IPM as a possible alternative- http://applpy.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/antibiotic-use-in-organic-apple-and-pear-cultivation/
Oh yes, I thought I’d seen it mentioned on WP. Turns out that your comment on apply’s blog was where I’d seen it! It was in some of the University courses I did, many years ago, and it’s on my to-blog list.
That’s quite funny! Yeah, IPM is a very cool process- if I recall correctly, the University of Minnesota has a nice overview on it if you’d like to refresh your memory. I wish my University courses would teach about RPM!