E38
Real Learning By Connecting With Real Food
From Better Leaders Better Schools · Hosted by Daniel Bauer
Episode summary
In this episode of Better Leaders Better Schools: Everett Hendrixon, with Eco Supply LLC, has been in agriculture for 20+ years. With an early career in law, and then business management, Everett believes he found what he wants to be when he grows up – someone who feeds people. Whether that means giving fresh produce from his micro-farm or educating others on the benefits of growing real food, his mission is to connect as many as possible to their food source.
Original publisher description
Everett Hendrixon, with Eco Supply LLC, has been in agriculture for 20+ years. With an early career in law, and then business management, Everett believes he found what he wants to be when he grows up – someone who feeds people. Whether that means giving fresh produce from his micro-farm or educating others on the benefits of growing real food, his mission is to connect as many as possible to their food source. Show Highlights Connect your learning community to their food source for positive educational outcomes. The benefits of Flex Farm to get your students excited about authentic learning in the classroom. Don't be a "boiling frog" disconnected with the needs of students in both urban and rural areas. The limitations, pitfalls and generational disconnect in our current agriculture system. Get kids eating bags of lettuce to support connection to the community. Teach your brain emotional intelligence, raise self worth, build confidence and self esteem with these systems to "grow" in the classroom. The need to pivot to help students find solutions to the fragility of our supply chain and climate change to minimize the carbon footprint. Food can reframe the challenges you have in a...