Who I am

Me (without makeup!)

My name is Joanna, I'm 23 years old and underneath all of this makeup, I am a very proud farmer's daughter. (My father is a third generation, organic dairy farmer. I tell everyone this.)
Throughout my entire life, I have had farming in my blood, although when I was younger, I often scoffed at the thought of being a farmer and the lifestyle. When I left for college, I had no idea how much I would miss it and eventually return home, happy to be a member of the lifestyle and community once more (though still holding onto my precious grooming).
I have found an interest in the new and not-so-messy aspect of farming following a Farm Bureau conference held in March of this year.  The conference covered many different topics, one of which was social media representation. Now, I've always been addicted to online social media and I've practically always had  website of some sort, starting from the age of ten, so social media is something I've been participating in for quite a few years. I started with twitter when it first appeared on the scene, and of course had a Myspace account and Facebook.  After the conference, I realized I could use my addiction hobby as a way to promote businesses and even the farming community, however I was never exactly sure how I would do that.
When I applied to attend the AgChat Foundation's Agvocacy 2.0 conference, I did not think I would be chosen. In fact, I wasn't. I had been placed on a waiting list. Just a few days following though, I recieved an email stating I had been selected.
I've started this blog as a way to keep up to date on things pertaining to the agriculture community. I realize I may be the only person reading, but that's fine. I plan to use my skills previously honed on friendship alone as a way to further my education on the subject of social media representation.