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Adventure Orientation


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Dear students, This week we have a virtual guest lecturer, Dr. Michael McDonald, an anthropologist here at FGCU. I have asked him to share his experience with farming with you on the week we are concerned with how humans get food. At the end of his letter, please click on the electronic bulletin board and post your response for the week.

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Readings:

  • Chapter 6: Getting Food

Assignments:

  1. Answer Questions (Graded for 20 points. Due Friday )
  2. Write an essay about food gathering or production in your cultural friend's native country. (40 points) Due Friday

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Travel Log

If the general trend in agriculture has been toward intensification and commercialization, how could a farm of the size and anachronistic operation of the Irish farm be a success? Look for clues in the description of Irish farming written by Michael McDonald in the Adventure Orientation section. Good luck!

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