What's the Story? – The Young Filmmakers' Social Action Team | Aidan Lodge | Activity https://whatsthestoryvt.com/members/alodge/activity/ Activity feed for Aidan Lodge. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:27:26 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 de60a90a8ba2df8d5b16c7eda75c2d06 Aidan Lodge wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=5561 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:01:01 -0400 Expected Learning:
Self Direction:
While the traditional classroom has some room for self-direction and I have taken classes where student-led learning is a large element, this was a very new experience for me. […]

]]> 54153c2243f048e52d815b921234fcce Aidan Lodge wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=5026 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 23:26:08 -0500 As the December retreat comes to an end, I look back on these two days of learning and collaboration. What has stood out to me?  Thinking about the psychological safety of our team, or any team for that matter, I […]

]]> 8c8e2c29705a7dea97431f059fcd29ac Aidan Lodge wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4883 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 20:07:44 -0500 1.1 Identifying and Pursuing Questions:

I think this is a skill that I “got,” however I did struggle some with my topic. After identifying the questions and pursuing solutions I found that there weren’t […]

]]> 3d7042e339d29179e069b35d3d789aeb Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #5: Eating Our Way to a Sustainable Future? http://whatsthestoryvt.com/5-eating-our-way-to-a-sustainable-future/#comment-8456 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 01:27:39 -0400 Hello Shel,
A few weeks ago I was at Pete’s Greens as a part of one of my class’ unit on food systems. One of Pete’s Greens mottos is that “Vermont can feed itself.” Now this sounds great, they are able to grow […]

]]> 9f0c6aaf80afc474a8dd34ae8f802cca Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #4: An Effort in Mapping My Thoughts http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-an-effort-in-mapping-my-thoughts/#comment-8454 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 01:18:22 -0400 To speak to smaller farms becoming a part of larger companies, I think this can be the case in a competitive dairy market. A good example of this can be seen with the Rooney Farm. They are a small farm family farm […]

]]> 91a1942dec98df2269e718d14e701a35 Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #4: An Effort in Mapping My Thoughts http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-an-effort-in-mapping-my-thoughts/#comment-8453 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:54:03 -0400 I’m really thinking that the stories are in the small farms, as that is where the human touch. And where I am starting to see more of a story is the ways in which we can help small farms become more […]

]]> 4f2e0f4c444c79c172f7aa4eef2c46ad Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #3: "What Should I Eat for Dinner?" Two Sides to the Story http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-what-should-i-eat-for-dinner-two-sides-to-the-story/#comment-8447 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:11:45 -0400 Thank you for all these thoughts. I feel as though I was possibly a little overzealous starting this project, getting sucked into these big statistics. Now, as I mentioned to Shel, I have been focusing more on the […]

]]> 4fe4f9bdce9140d698082867fa1a58b8 Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #3: "What Should I Eat for Dinner?" Two Sides to the Story http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-what-should-i-eat-for-dinner-two-sides-to-the-story/#comment-8446 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:07:24 -0400 This is something that has been a challenge throughout the project; these words and phrases that elicit a very immediate reaction. It can be hard to work out what these huge, generalized statements about things […]

]]> f5269c8e2a6d37ae4fa0425fe38b6157 Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #2: Finding Direction http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-finding-direction/#comment-8389 Sun, 22 Oct 2017 02:28:13 -0400 It’s this kind of systems thinking that I think is really important to this issue. After reading this comment, I have tried shifting perspectives (like farmers vs boaters fishermen and environmentalists) […]

]]> ff4f1f5378242bd253f32c66cc7a2295 Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #2: Finding Direction http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-finding-direction/#comment-8388 Sun, 22 Oct 2017 02:22:04 -0400 Thank you for this, I have been on a “quest,” if you will, to find sustainable farms. If you remember the name of the farm, I would love to look in to that!

]]> faf4c37060a4afc1556ddd5eace3e822 Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #4 A Tangled Mind Map http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4458-2/#comment-8244 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 00:14:00 -0400 I am going to follow the trend of previous comments and also touch on the John Lennon quote. It was interesting to see you making connections to so many things from statistics to song lyrics. The song lyrics in […]

]]> d7e05cd998ba6f158d8f634cc3ae9e57 Aidan Lodge wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4707 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 01:25:02 -0400  

The first “why” I have in my issue is to create a more sustainable Vermont. This is very vague but also quite agreeable, who doesn’t want a more sustainable future? The second “why” is looking for the answer […]

]]> 187cc4b003fdbf869acc276b98c70bf4 Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #3 The Obstacle Of Inconvenience http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-the-obstacle-of-inconvenience/#comment-8066 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 02:11:09 -0400 One thing I noticed while reading this was your unique view of the issue, working as a dishwasher and seeing food waste right in front of you. I wonder how food waste varies from business to business and household […]

]]> 27d99075e24ff5a43b0c47684898959f Aidan Lodge wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4512 Mon, 09 Oct 2017 01:34:13 -0400 Featured image: Tobias Akerboom (Flickr)

]]> 6386b8a6ee0067b84523d05fd471538e Aidan Lodge commented on the post, #3 Dreamers Dream on During Nightmare http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-dreamers-dream-on-during-nightmare/#comment-8054 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 20:52:56 -0400 Reading this, while they are only words on my computer screen, I noticed a real passion in the way you spoke (or wrote.) Already, there is a meaningful story that you have shared, bringing the issue to life. I […]

]]> c4c0afc318663a3ce0a6e66fe12e9242 Aidan Lodge wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4338 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 02:30:48 -0400 What really brought the issue of animal agriculture’s effect on environmental degradation and resource usage into my vision was the 2014 documentary “Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret.”  The documentary throws […]

]]> d61a13a48949dc38c6033804f7a5671d Aidan Lodge wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4040 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 16:42:49 -0400 Setting out on these interviews, I wasn’t really sold on any one idea. While I had ideas, they were sort of half-ideas. There was one half- idea I was leaning towards. This was looking at animal agriculture as i […]

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