LESSON 1: FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD STEPS FOR FEEDING A POPULATION

WHAT IS A FOOD SYSTEM? All the Processes Involved in Feeding a Population

HOW BIG IS OUR POPULATION? World = 7 Billion U.S. = 313 Million Colorado = 5 Million Denver = 600,158

STEPS FOR FEEDING A POPULATION Step 1: Growing Step 2: Harvesting Step 3: Processing Step 4: Transporting Step 5: Marketing Step 6: Purchasing/Consuming Step 7: Waste Disposal

STEP 1: GROWING RAW INGREDIENTS 1.Climate Matters 2.Good Soil is Key! 3.Rich in Organic Matter* 4.Starts with Planting Seeds 5.Fertilize and Water 6.Plants Grow (Photosynthesis)* 7.Carbon from Food

DEFINITION: ORGANIC MATTER It was once living. It serves as a reservoir of water and nutrients in the soil. It may come from plant crops, animal manure or wood shavings.

DEFINITION: PHOTOSYNTHESIS Plants use energy from the sun (photo means light) to synthesize or make food.

REAL LIFE EXAMPLE: GROWING TOMATOES Tomatoes like a Warm Climate Grow Best in the Sun Soil PH should be from Not too acidic or basic Tomatoes can be grown inside Transferred outside in spring What is PH? PH scale measures the acidity or alkalinity of soil. Range is from 1-14 Less than 7 = Acidic Greater than 7 = Basic

STEP 2: HARVESTING What part of plants do we eat? nt_plantparts/ More examples: 823_pdf.pdf 823_pdf.pdf

STEP 3: PROCESSING Techniques for transforming raw food into other food products

STEP 4: TRANSPORTING Transporting food from where it is grown to where it is processed or purchased

STEP 4: TRANSPORTING Average Miles Food Travels = 1,500 Miles

STEP 5: MARKETING Strategies used by food makers to entice buyers to purchase a product

STEP 6: CONSUMPTION Purchasing Food Preparing It Eating at Home Dining Out

STEP 7: FOOD WASTE DISPOSAL 14 Million Tons of Food Wasted Every Year Rots in Landfills Produces Methane Gas Recycling Food = Composting