• Agriculture,  Biodiversity,  Environment

    Inspired to Learn

    IN THE PODCAST In this episode, John Crand shares how a love of learning inspired his interest in the environment.  He discusses his childhood memories: planting a garden; seeing a polluted river; and attending 4H camp.  He talks about how these memories impacted his choices in life. Here's an extra bonus video.  Listen to John play "Song for a Warming Planet" on the cello.  As he explained to me, he played the music in a way that evokes the sound of the Earth crying out for help.  The composition was created by Daniel Crawford and Scott St. George of the University of Minnesota based on climate data.  The notes correlate…