Sustainable agriculture PhD student Eric Britt Moore, recently wrote an article for Green Lands Blue Waters as a part of the "Civic Scientist" series. The piece focuses on the current national discussion surrounding racial equity within our collective food system and within universities specializing in agriculture.

"A society where People of Color are full and equal partners in the food system, from farm to fork, is a goal that our profession should aspire to."

In the article, he addresses the current situation on campus and across our country and provides insight on how to move forward to a system that provides opportunity and equity for all. Read Britt's piece Green Lands, Blue Waters and the Color of Change here

Britt is a current Ph.D. candidate at Iowa State University where he studies the interactions between soil structure, organic matter, and available water in the context of climate change. He has worked as a Visiting Researcher for the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment and as a STEM Education Consultant for the Law and Civics Reading and Writing Institute. This year, Britt was one of the recipients of the inaugural Gary and Ann Holck Graduate Scholarship in Sustainable Agriculture.