By Amanda Loviza/Farm to Fork Kentucky is the biggest beef cattle producer east of the Mississippi River, raising 800,000 head of cattle each year. But the odds of finding a steak that is 100 percent Kentuckian—born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the state—are slim. Only four percent of the beef consumed in Kentucky was [Read More]
Text and research by Amanda Loviza/Farm to Fork Graphic by Jacob Hill/Farm to Fork Click on the countries above to learn more. Agriculture is one industry that affects everyone on the planet. Everyone has to eat. Today, agriculture across the world is shaped by many forces, from technological advances and government programs to environmental concerns [Read More]
By Amanda Loviza/Farm to Fork The “locavore” movement is sweeping the nation. Many consumers are turning away from Mexican tomatoes and Peruvian asparagus, and instead they are going to farmers’ markets and searching the grocery aisles for food made closer to home. In Kentucky, the Department of Agriculture has developed the Kentucky Proud program in [Read More]
By Amanda Loviza and Sara Shipley Hiles The Farm to Fork class completed its round of field trips at Paul and Alison Wiediger’s 84 acre Au Naturel Farm in Smith’s Grove, Ky. Alison Wiediger bought the farm in 1989, and worked to reverse the erosive effects of the previous conventional farmer. In 1991, Au Naturel [Read More]
Stepping out of the car at Robey Farms Dairy Barn in Adairville, Ky., our nostrils filled with the smell of hay, manure and crisp winter air. Birds were scattered across the snow-covered fields and the tops of the red barns.
Amanda Loviza is a senior at Western Kentucky, double majoring in news/editorial journalism and Spanish. Last semester she studied abroad in Quito, Ecuador, and while there she interned with V!VA Travel Guides. This semester she is a blogger for CampusBuddy.com. Loviza has thoroughly enjoyed her four years of college and doesn’t want to leave, but [Read More]
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