A Founding Father of the Web Speaks About Progress

Vint Cerf is considered one of the "founding fathers of the Internet. He is also Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist of Google. In this video, he justifiably evangelizes about the Growing Connection and the EarthBox sub-irrigation planter.

As said before, Google reveals all. I discovered a Google Custom Search of all the 50+ Cooperative Extension program websites across the country. These 10 mentions of the word 'earthbox are the sum total results of a search using this engine. The search provides little or no educational information.

Why is that we as a nation seem to have a department of agriculture extension program living under a rock. It is no wonder that horticulturists wonder about their future. (It's a pdf. Scroll down to page 8 ) MS Word file. Download file

Also read on the subject here .

I'll post the results of many more searches of these sites that relate to the maintenance of plants in and around buildings. They reveal how out of touch this program is with the realities of 21st century life and the issues of sustainability, water conservation and the environment.

In the meantime, run your own searches using this feature. A forewarning, you’re not likely to find much about modernity.

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