Blaire O'Neal

Postdoctoral Fellow at the USDA National Institute of Food Agriculture. PhD in Geography. San Diego State University and UC Santa Barbara.

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

If you work in soilless urban agriculture [hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics] in the US, please take this survey for my USDA-funded research project. I want to hear from you! https://t.co/Fdh94wSWL2

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

@sdhumane lost pug with green collar seen scared, running around canyons at corner of 28th and Golf Course Drive. No owners at DP.

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

@sdhumane need help wrangling a lost and scared pug by Grape Street Dog Park. Rain is coming. Dog is down in canyons.

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

For-profit #urbanag "co-opt" grassroots language "exploiting a gray area." The valorized agrarian narrative itself is the real issue. https://t.co/vkqmdCfWge

[Civil Eats @CivilEats]

Is the future of agriculture in cities? https://t.co/TsMyE124CY

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

Trump is the student who ignores the major comments on their paper, turns in the 2nd draft w/ spelling corrections #NewTravelBan #MuslimBan

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

Joint doctoral programs present an interesting conundrum... I have written the same proposal twice under 2 advisors direction #lesmiserables

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

Big Data has gained large popularity in Geography. Yet, we need to question its assumptions and inherent biases. https://t.co/RAyu3dMPaV

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

When you ask a question from your dissertation and the panelist says it would take "generations and you still wouldn't know the answer"... 😂

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

Science/tech got us in this mess, it will get us out- Adam Navidi @FutureFoodsFarms Tear down the master's house with the master's tools?

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

Rachel Surls of UC Cooperative is excited about the supplemental opportunities of urban ag and controlled environment farms @CDFAnews

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

How do you define 'urban ag'? Rachel Surls of UC Cooperative Extension offers a definition sans climate controlled spaces @CDFAnews

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

Yes, we are all awesome @SForUrbanAg, but can we really solve issues like food insecurity without the food insecure in the room? @CDFAnews

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

#growlocaloc: "The farmer's market has become like church to me." - The food mvmt as missionary work... but who gets access to the gospel?

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

"If you are interested in Ag, you need to be an activist." - Jeremy Samson @CDFAnews #growlocaloc

[Jessica Schilke @green_jesster]

There shouldn't be such a divide between soil farmers & "tech growers" we need ALL of the us working towards improving our food system

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

Apparently, there is a correlation between age and how romantic you feel about dirt... @CDFAnews @Seedstock

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

@green_jesster absolutely!

[Jessica Schilke @green_jesster]

Thinking young people are getting into vert farming only because we dont have to bend over & put our hands in the dirt is a bit shortsighted https://t.co/WsEXq0yVqz

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

Innovation [tech farms] is "more enticing" for young gen. to get involved w/ "b/c it's cleaner"... do you agree? @cdfanews #blanketstatement

[Blaire O'Neal @GeographyFoodie]

Mark Lowry on food banking - nutrition/local/sustainability are 2nd to quanity. Volume is an issue with small farm partnerships. @CDFAnews