Food Production, Culture and the Environment
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During my time in Spain, my favorite day was when we toured the Alhambra palace. It was extraordinary. The Alhambra is known to be one of the most unique palaces in the world, perched upon a hilltop in Granada, Spain. It is a famous monument of Islamic architecture that extends over 142,000 square meters. We…
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My name is Avery Kanemasu, and I am a rising senior at the University of Georgia, majoring in Biological Sciences. I wanted to participate in the Spain: Food Production, Culture, and the Environment Maymester to broaden my worldview by experiencing Spanish culture firsthand. Through the exploration of southern Spain, I learned more about the various…
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During this unique program, I had the opportunity to learn more about the modern and traditional food production practices of Spain as well as experience traditional Spanish dishes. For instance, we visited a Jamivi Iberian Pork farm in Granada, Spain. The farm was family-owned, and the daughter-in-law and one of the brothers gave us a…
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If you’re anything like me and love good food, by all means, please take the trip to Spain for the Food Production and the Environment. The Mediterranean diet is known for being the healthiest diet in the world and with food being as good as it is in Spain, I can see why. The first…
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Growing up, my next door neighbors, and parents best friends were from Spain. They owned a small Spanish import company where they imported different cheeses, cured meats, wine, and olive oil, and always talked about how amazing Spain was. I grew up surrounded by the culture, eating different Spanish dishes, eating dinner way later than…
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Olive trees. You can be driving down any road in Spain and you’re bound to see some sort of Olive production. Whether it be a few trees in someone’s back yard, or a thousand acre operation or an actual processing plant itself, you’re bound to see it anywhere you go. Olive and olive oil production…
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The food. THE FOOD. Spain is known for its production of different pork products. It’s not just a staple in their diet, it’s THE staple. Some that people will pay an arm and a leg for the different cuts and the varieties are endless. You could easily walk into a store and buy an…
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After being home from Spain for a month or so now, I am able to look back on the trip and see how it impacted my life and my hunt to become a future agricultural communicator. With the trip being centered around food production and culture, we discussed topics that will most likely be very…
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During the trip to Spain we took a trip to Alcudia de Guadix where we made bread and cheese in cave houses. The first cave we went into we were able to make cheese from goat milk. We added renin extracted from a plant in order to separate the curds and whey in the milk.…
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Before my trip to Spain, I had no experience leaving the country on my own. The farthest I had even gone out of the country was to Mexico a few years ago. I did not know anybody that was going to be on this trip, nor had any experience in Europe. Therefore, to say I…