1. Sustainability

2. In your group, how does food distribution impact the following?
Thinking about the Food Distribution Chart from yesterday, what are some of the environmental impacts of food distribution?
In your group, how does food distribution impact the following?
Soil
Air
Fresh Water
Oceans
Biodiversity
Soil – over-farming depletes nutrients, contamination from fertilizers etc., compacted due to heavy equipment
Air – Greenhouse gas from animals and machinery, localized air pollution
Fresh Water – crop runoff pollutes water, disease and toxins spread through water supply
Oceans – pollution from animal waste and chemicals, pollutants affect seafood, ecosystems affected from over fishing
Biodiversity – deforestation and habitat loss, species loss, preference for certain breeds/species can cause others to disappear, domestic livestock/farmed fish cause disease to spread, GM seeds can spread to non GM fields

3. Sustainability and Stewardship
Sustainability – conditions that prevent depletion of natural resources
Stewardship: the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.

4. UNESCO proposes that: Sustainable agriculture should consider:
The quality of the food grown
Social and environmental impacts of food processing
Health of the people living near processing plants
Impact of transportation of food
(United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)

5. Pro’s and Con’s of Sustainable Agriculture
Mini Debate – form 2 groups of five.
Half of you will be arguing from the perspective that Sustainability is great
The other half will be arguing from the perspective that sustainability is impractical and utopian.
You get minutes to form an argument for your side of the debate. Then we will split up the groups and debate the topic.
Each side of the debate will get to say 3 statements each. You will also get the chance to rebut the other groups 3 statements.

6. Topics to Consider Energy conservation – wind and solar power
Use of biofuels
Methane Emissions
Practicality of sustainable solutions
Finances
Biosecurity
Agroforestry

7. Ms. Eleveld’s Debate Rules
Stage 1: Introduction: Each side of the debate gets to present their topic and argument (Basically a thesis)
During the introduction is the time for each side to clarify the opposing sides argument. If you don’t understand what the other team is saying you can ask them here to rephrase or clarify.
Stage 2: Each side presents three arguments fully explained with examples to back up ideas.
Stage 3: Each side gets the chance to say why they don’t agree with the above idea.

8. It starts with YOU
Diet – the types of foods you chose to eat and buy. E.g. do you buy free range eggs? Do you choose fair trade products when possible? Organic?
Products – what types of products you buy. E.g. Plastic packaging? Glass packaging? Plastic waterbottles vs glass, take away containers, plastic vs reusable bags
Choice of Local vs imported foods
Reducing the amount of waste you produce – e.g. wasting food, buying heavily packaged products.
Avoiding bioaccumulation and reducing your toxic burden –
Bioaccumulation: “the build-up of substances, such as toxic chemical, in various tissues of a living organism”.
Toxic Burden – the amount you are exposed to toxins and chemicals.