The Farm as Lab: IT Innovation in Computational Agriculture
Jeffrey Bardzell
Primary Investigator
Overview
Since 2016, we have conducted preliminary studies of over a dozen self-described experimental farms in the United States and Asia. Despite their different locations, purposes, and scales, they all shared a single feature: all of the farms we engaged with were founded and operated by former professionals from non-agricultural disciplines, who frame their farming as a kind of research inquiry shaped by those disciplines, and who work with disadvantaged individuals not just as laborers but also in ways intended to support professional development. The goal of this research is to investigate these practices, analyze them, and develop ways to support and disseminate them.
Eligibility
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
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Conditions:
Healthy
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Age: Between 18 Years - 100 Years
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Gender: All
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects must be part of the agricultural IT innovation, based on their profession (e.g., farmer, farm advocate), participation in a relevant organization (e.g., member of a farm bureau), or participation in a community (e.g., as a citizen scientist or activist).
Exclusion Criteria:
None, if inclusion criteria is met.