Donate Now

Step beyond your comfort zone

August 19th, 2011

Just over a year ago I started out on a new journey into the unknown universe called “Social Media”. Through previous employment, I had some experience with traditional media and enjoyed it. However, the whole social media craze was unknown to me. I knew some people who spent a lot of time on a platform

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Posted in Guest Perspective, training | Comments (1)

Must-do activities in Nashville

July 30th, 2011

Are you attending the Agvocacy 2.0 conference next month? Looking for things to do while in the heart of Music City? Well, thanks to @farmwife, Shannon Latham and Pamela Bartholomew, we’ve got some great suggestions!

Tags: , , , ,

Posted in training | Comments (4)

The people part of the social media puzzle

June 24th, 2011

After a trip to Paris in 2000, I told my parents, “One day, I will live in France.” True to my word, I moved to the city of love in 2007 for eight months and then moved on to the Netherlands, where I worked until the summer of 2009. Sitting in an office in Amsterdam,

Tags: , , , , , ,

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Agvocacy 2.0 is for everyone – regardless of farm size or kind

June 23rd, 2011

As someone who has been active on Twitter, I have always looked forward to Tuesday night’s #agchat conversations from the very first invitation. When the announcement was made last year that there would be an AgChat Foundation social media conference, I knew I wanted to go – but I had questions.

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Posted in Guest Perspective, Social Media 2.0, training | Comments (0)

Find your tools and build!

June 21st, 2011

I was very fortunate to have gotten involved with the AgChat Foundation last spring by volunteering on the Agvocacy 2.0 Training Conference Committee for planning last summer’s event in Chicago, Ill. While working with the other members of the committee, I thought we had planned a terrific conference and I was right. I will have

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Posted in Guest Perspective, Social Media 2.0, training | Comments (1)