Seed School Debacle - Postmortem
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Anger and frustration turned to disappointment and sadness. People asked me why it mattered, why I didn't just let it go and do nothing on a beautiful Sunday rather than teach a class. Because to me my favorite job is as a teacher. I love to help others understand. I'm also saddened about the divide that happens when we discuss agriculture. I hate the organic/anti-organic, GMO/anti-GMO, chemistry/hate chemistry divides because they unproductively hurt everybody-- mostly the food insecure. There are real problems to solve, and I'm a huge fan of all tools on the table. I'm trying to heal a divide, and I know I make at least a little progress every time. I do feel that being excluded at the last minute was an unfortunate residue of social media, matched with the ammunition provided by others to ensure I was deplatformed. What was really shocking was the acceptance (and condoning) of this by the MAMYTHS folks, and the silence of the March for Science leadership. I p