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Sustainable agriculture is the key to our future. It respects the environment, gives food access to all, and does it at an affordable price so that MDC’s and LDC’s can benefit.

Sustainable Agriculture We will read together in your textbook on page 352 about sustainable agriculture. Write down a few bullet points explaining the topic. You will be assigned 1 of the 3 sustainable/conventional distinctions to read about and share with the class

Sensitive Land Management Limit ChemicalsIntegrated Crop and Livestock Protects soil Ridge Tillage: planting crops on a ridge (small hill) Lower production costs, conserves, and reuses soil Minimal soil disturbance Seeds are GMO’ed to survive herbicides Roundup Ready: Monsanto Organic/sustainable farming do not use this!!! Use natural herbicides Livestock able to roam: free range Eat crops, fertilizes the soil naturally. 3 complexities: Finding right # of livestock and crops Animal welfare, treat them right Weather conditions for animals

Sensitive Land Management Ridge Tillage: plant matter from previous harvest creates ridge for next crop

Limited Chemicals Why is he so covered up if he is spraying that on food people will eat?

Integrated Crop and Livestock Animals consume crops grown on farm and have free range…fertilizing the soil. It is a circular system where all benefit.

Sustainable Agriculture TED Talks Organic Consumers Organization (interest group “What’s Wrong with our Food” wrong_with_our_food_system?language=en wrong_with_our_food_system?language=en The Greening of the Ghetto _of_urban_renewal _of_urban_renewal

Detroit Urban Farming

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Aquaculture Farming of aquatic organisms: fish, shellfish, and even plants. Can be marine (ocean) or freshwater.

Overfishing: Major Problem. One solution: catch share systems.

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