Please get your interactive notebook and read the board!

Compare/contrast Industrial Ag Sustainable Ag

Another way to think about it...  Local is sustainable because gas is not wasted on transportation.  Whole is sustainable because material is not wasted on packaging.  Whole is sustainable because energy is not wasted on processing.

What’s the opposite of these?  Processed food  Transported food  Stored food  Monoculture  Pesticides  Fertilizers  Mechanization  Few corporations control system  Subsidies encourage unhealthy food  Cost minimization priority over human rights

Interactive Notebook: Organic Vs. Local December 2

*Organic Legal definition  No inorganic fertilizers or pesticides  No use of Genetically Modified Organisms  No use of sewage sludge  No irradiation (kills bacteria on harvested food)  No antibiotics or growth hormones

*Organic advantages  Healthier for farmers, consumers  Safer for wildlife  Doesn’t require as much fossil fuel for fertilizer/pesticides

*Organic disadvantages  Cost  Can be highly processed

Look for organics!

*Local means food is produced near where it is eaten.

Eating locally = eating seasonally  Most plants grow, produce food and then die at certain times of the year.  Houston crops NOW:  Greens  Green beans  Squash  Cabbage  Oranges  Broccoli

Organic v. Local Lexicon of Sustainability

Another way to think about it...  Local is sustainable because gas is not wasted on transportation.  Whole is sustainable because material is not wasted on packaging.  Whole is sustainable because energy is not wasted on processing.  Organic is sustainable because

Practice – which is more sustainable and why?  Quiz tomorrow! (Objectives #1-8)