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Articles on Farming, Livestock and agricultural practices, by John Mason and staff of ACS Distance Education
We all know capsicums as the vegetable that can be eaten fresh or cooked; or used to add flavour to a huge range of dishes, from Asian stir fries to Mediterranean dishes and Mexican chilli beans.
 
Is it worthwhile growing your own?
 
DIstance Learning does not always mean being stuck on your computer. 
 

The UK Government recently announced that they are cutting funding for over 5000 further education courses due to poor attendance numbers. You could think that these courses are being cut because they are niche courses, but they include courses such as hair dressing, agriculture, horticulture, performing arts, cooking and horse care. In the modern world, we still need the people who are able to grow our crops and tend to our plants. We still need people who are knowledgeable about animals and their care.

 
As another private college goes bust in the UK, the lecturers union blame the “marketisation of education” and warned that funding is a free for all amongst private providers. However, ACS Distance Education Principal, John Mason, warns that the problems in education are far more complex than that.