she's written for the new york times national geographic, glamour, other publications the core facultymember Ãbshe lives in san francisco, she is coming to us from the peninsula in california today, please welcome marie mockett. >> thank you so much. thank you for having me. i'm so glad we get to meet even in this racial space. is that for me? that's the clue for me to start my presentation i take it? >> yes. >> i have a few a few photos that i have a little presentation around american harvest to explain what it is to you the opening line was this is a land of primary colors. here are some of the primary colors are referred to in the book large combines. most farmers i know referred to combine people outside of farming often referred to combine harvesters. this is kind of the backdrop against which american harvest is set. to give you a little bit more historical background i live in california but my father's side of the family.my father was american both sets of his grandparents immigrated to nebraska Ãbenglish but born in spain and then came to the united states camden new jersey a

she's written for the new york times, national geographic, glamour, posture and other publications ands been a guest on the world talk of the nation and all things considered on npr. she's a core faculty member of the raneer writing workshop visiting writer in the mfa program at st. mary's college in moraga california. she lives in san francisco she is coming to us from the monterey peninsula and california today. please welcome marie mockett. >> thank you so much. thanks for having me. i'm so glad we get to meet even in this virtual space. is that for me? that's the clue for me to start my presentation i take it? >> yes. [laughter] >> i have a few, i will start with a few photos that i have come a little presentation around "american harvest" to explain what it is to you. the opening line is "this is the land of primary colors". here are some of the primary colors that i refer to in the book. these are a couple large combines, most farmers i refer to as combines, people outside affirming often refer to them as turbine harvesters. this is a backdrop against which american harvest is se

say goodbye which is a finalist for the penn book award and she's written for the new york times, salon, national geographic and other publications and has been on top of the nation all things considered. he is a core member of the rainier writing workshop and visiting writer in the nsa program at st. mary's college incalifornia . she lives in san francisco and is coming to us from the monterey peninsula in california . please welcome marie mutsuki mockett. >> thanks for having me, i'm so glad we get to meet even in this sort of space. is that for me, is that a few for me to start my presentation? >> so i have a few. i will start with a few photos that i have, a little presentation around "america's harvest" to explain what it is to you. the opening line is this is the land of primary colors so here are sort of some of the primary colors that i referred to in thebook . these are a couple of large combines. i think most farmers i know, people outside of farming refer to them as combine harvesters. this is kind of the backdrop against which american harvest is set. andto give you a little bit more historical

state's land loss has been highlighted in countless feature stories, including in "the new york times" and national geographic to name a few. we're looking -- by the way, google maps can't keep up. when looking at the louisiana coastline, google maps will show an area of land that has now been replaced with open water. louisiana loses about, oh, a football field of land -- i think it's an hour. whenever i say it, i can't believe it. it's so fast. it's so rapid. not only does this pose a risk to the energy assets, a risk to communities, a risk to port assets, it poses a risk to our national livelihood. now, folks in louisiana are going to look at this and say how does the great american outdoors act going to help us. we're going to work to produce all this oil and gas and we're not going to get the benefits. senator kennedy and i recently had a call from more than 20 louisiana parish presidents. they're very understandably concerned about the lack of equity. concerned is diplomatic. ticked off is how better to describe. had another -- close to a hundred businesses. they, too, are pleading for equitable treatme