Kenneth Roche, DPH graduate student

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06/04/2015 Added

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Kenny Roche share his background, why he came to UNL and DPH program, and what he plans for a career

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[00:00:05.891]Tell me something about your background.
[00:00:08.202]My name is Kenny Roche.
[00:00:09.360]I'm from Denver, Colorado.
[00:00:11.532]My degree is a Bachelor of Science in Biology
[00:00:14.158]with a focus in botany.
[00:00:16.413]Why did you come to UNL and the DPH program?
[00:00:19.461]My interest primarily lies in sustainable agriculture
[00:00:21.740]and small-scale food production.
[00:00:23.831]And the DPH program is what brought me to UNL.
[00:00:27.112]And what I like about the DPH program,
[00:00:28.613]that it had a broad spectrum of courses and disciplines
[00:00:31.416]that it covered in a very generalized fashion.
[00:00:34.371]And I think I can bring those skills and those,
[00:00:37.148]that knowledge to bear
[00:00:38.156]to what my interests lie in the future.
[00:00:40.171]What do you plan to do with your DPH degree?
[00:00:43.067]Well, let me sight some background first.
[00:00:46.459]It is my belief that the current practice of food production,
[00:00:48.933]ag industry, treating food as an industry,
[00:00:51.514]and treating production of food as an industry,
[00:00:53.198]is a flawed model.
[00:00:54.988]It's dependent on fossil fuels,
[00:00:56.374]and we already know that's a limiting resource
[00:00:58.043]and it's unsustainable.
[00:00:59.694]Toward that end, I want to look for system methodologies
[00:01:03.940]that are more sustainable and long term,
[00:01:06.167]systems that provide wholesome,
[00:01:07.518]nutritious food for all people.
[00:01:10.036]So it's my intent to take this knowledge
[00:01:12.124]to go out into the field,
[00:01:13.228]to teach, educate people about sustainable food
[00:01:15.666]and bring sustainable, wholesome nutritious food
[00:01:17.939]to those who need it most,
[00:01:19.688]primarily those that are hungry.
[00:01:21.290]The one, for example, the one billion,
[00:01:22.834]currently today, that deal with hunger.
[00:01:26.219]Thank you, Kenny.
[00:01:27.039]You're welcome.

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