• UTalks - Episode 10: From City Roots to Agricultural Impact

  • Nov 5 2024
  • Length: 27 mins
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UTalks - Episode 10: From City Roots to Agricultural Impact

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  • In this UTalks episode, Dr. Laci Coppins-Robbins interviews Joshua Capodarco, the 2024 Alum of the Year and agricultural educator, who shares his journey from a city background to a passion-driven career in agriculture education. Capodarco discusses his transition into teaching, inspired by work on various farms and at a Milwaukee nonprofit focused on food justice, and highlights his efforts to make agriculture relatable to urban students, often by connecting lessons to food literacy and sustainability. He shares initiatives like establishing a "free store" at his Sun Prairie school to address food insecurity without stigma. Capodarco credits Urban Learning Collaborative for equipping him with essential teaching skills and praises the supportive community that helped shape his approach.


    To learn more, please visit urban-learning.org.


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