(A blurb taken from the final paper, LFS 350, 2011, Group 09.) My reflections on community service learning.
”Our CSL experiences gave us a unique exposure to another component of the overall food system, which contributed to a greater understanding of the intricate connections between land, food, and community. The value and opportunity of community service is that it creates a real life context for academic learning, and re-instills the reality that our education must be for more than our own self-improvement. Ultimately, we as students need to learn from our communities as much, if not more, than our communities need us to help them. Furthermore, it helps us as students to realize that while knowledge is invaluable, it’s worth hinges on the ability to successfully
communicate and relate to others in a mutually beneficial way.”