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Environment, Agriculture & Food

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Rachel Carson 1907–1964Environment, Agriculture & FoodMarine biologist whose book Silent Spring launched the modern environmental movement.Henry David Thoreau 1817–1862Environment, Agriculture & FoodWriter and philosopher whose works on nature, individual conscience, and civil disobedience influenced environmentalism and political protest.John Muir 1838–1914Environment, Agriculture & FoodNaturalist and organizer whose advocacy helped create national parks and the modern wilderness movement.Julia Child 1912–2004Environment, Agriculture & FoodCookbook author and television host who transformed American home cooking and popular attitudes toward food.Aldo Leopold 1887–1948Environment, Agriculture & FoodEcologist whose “land ethic” became foundational to modern environmental thought.Temple Grandin b. 1947Environment, Agriculture & FoodAnimal scientist whose livestock handling designs reshaped American slaughterhouse welfare standards.Marjory Stoneman Douglas 1890–1998Environment, Agriculture & FoodWriter and activist whose advocacy was central to preserving the Florida Everglades as a national ecological treasure.James Beard 1903–1985Environment, Agriculture & FoodCookbook author and teacher whose advocacy helped define a distinct modern American culinary tradition.Alice Waters b. 1944Environment, Agriculture & FoodChef and activist who popularized farm-to-table dining, seasonal ingredients, and food education in the United States.Wendell Berry b. 1934Environment, Agriculture & FoodWriter and farmer whose work connected environmental stewardship, local agriculture, community, and opposition to industrial excess.