APPLE DAY! Broken Limbs: “The New American Farmer”

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APPLE DAY! Broken Limbs: “The New American Farmer” Sustainable Agriculture

3 Pillars of Sustainability “The Triple Bottom-line” Ecologically Sound Economically Viable Socially Responsible

APPLE DAY!!! TODAY Planet of the Apes – “Damn you all to hell!” Is human life “sustainable”? Planet of the Apes – “Damn you all to hell!” Collapse – Jared Diamond Wall-e – sustainability Our Narrow Slice – “What will we miss?” “Feeding 9 Billion” – video #1 “Feeding 9 Billion” – video 2 “Science, Technology, and GMOs” “Feeding 9 Billion” – video 5 “Local Food Systems”

“Locovorism” “Lexicon of Sustainability” ‘Locovore’ movie trailer What is a Locovore? Chipotle Grille – “Back to the Start” Chipotle Grill – “The Scarecrow”

Polyface Farm – Joel Salatin Polyface Farm – CNN Natural Farming @ Polyface Farm – Food Inc. Michael Pollan's: "Don't Buy Any Food You've Ever Seen Advertised". – Democracy NOW

Agriculture in Chile Sustainable Agriculture in Chile Labor Conditions in Chile

4th Agricultural Revolution? Locovorism…or… Biotechnical Revolution – Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Glo-fish, Enviropig, marmosets, mosquitos, etc. Corn, cotton, soybeans Developed in US and patented by Monsanto Corp. (agribusiness) 90 % of agri-GMOs are in LDCs (China, India, Philippines, South Africa) Shift from Yield Per Acre to Yield Per Dollar spent “pro GMO, or NO GMO?” “What is a GMO?”