Throughout this class my ideas have developed from simple statements about my heritage and relationship with food into research projects and deep dives into topics I wanted to learn more about including food production, modern farming techniques, sound and taste, the development of infant’s palates, and more. The blog format, along with various challenging prompts, allowed me to venture beyond my simple ideas and delve into my relationship with food in different ways with each post. I made significant changes throughout the class to a few of my posts including my Recipe As a Narrative Artifact, PSA, and Critical Summaries Portfolio reflections. After receiving critiques in comments and grading to lengthen some of my reflections, I revised them and went more in depth.
I have learned a lot about the world’s relationship with food, which has helped me better understand my own. And, this class also helped me realize how genuinely interested I am in food studies and has encouraged me learn more about opportunities surrounding it. I now see agricultural journalism as a very viable career option for me.