1. LESSON 1: FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD STEPS FOR FEEDING A POPULATION

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

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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

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

8. REAL LIFE EXAMPLE: GROWING TOMATOES Tomatoes like a Warm Climate Grow Best in the Sun Soil PH should be from 5.5-6.8 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

9. STEP 2: HARVESTING What part of plants do we eat? http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_i nt_plantparts/ More examples: http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/348/348-823/348- 823_pdf.pdf http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/348/348-823/348- 823_pdf.pdf

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

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

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

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

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

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