We lost one avenue of funding, now we're trying a different one. Regardless of the future of PEAS, past students of the program say it was a worthwhile class. I learned so much about relationships between people and the land, and that's what's so important about agriculture. Panusz said PEAS helped him to understand major world problems. If we as a society are going to solve our problems, we have to realize these issues are one in the same.
Humanity relies on the environment.
In Missoula, over 75 families have relied on PEAS for fresh vegetables, Slotnick said. The food that is left over after each family gets their share of vegetables goes to the Missoula Food Bank. This program has been the sole provider of fresh vegetables to the food bank. If PEAS didn't exist, that food would be gone. According to Bonnie Buckingham of the Missoula Food Bank, PEAS is not the only provider of fresh vegetables to the food bank, but it is the biggest single source.