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The Environmental

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of Food

Cost

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What kind of supplies do you need to bake cookies?

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What else?

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What do farmers need to produce our food?

Brainstorm...

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Identifying Environmental Impact from Farm-to-Fork

You Need:

Information Card

Corresponding Flowchart(s)

Human Impact

Disks

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Identifying Environmental Impact from Farm-to-Fork

Instructions:

    • Read through the flowchart(s).

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    • Read through the information card. Each bullet will represent a place where you can place a human impact disk on the flowchart.

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    • Once you have placed all the disks, identify how environmentally “heavy” the food group is.

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Do some foods require more natural resources to produce than others?

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Plant-Source Foods

Land Use

Nutrient Depletion

Land Conversion

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Water Use

Eutrophication

Fuel

Fertilizer

Pesticides

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Energy

Food Miles

Waste Production

Animal-Source Foods

Land Use

Nutrient Depletion

Land Conversion

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Impacts to grow feed for livestock

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Impacts to raise the livestock

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Land Use

Water Use

Eutrophication

GHG Emissions

Fuel

Fertilizer

Pesticides

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Manure

Management

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Energy

Feed Shipping

Waste Production

Energy

Food Miles

Waste Production

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Nutrition

Environmental Impact

Culture

Economy

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Describe what you believe are the best habits and principles in food selection that will support a sustainable future for the planet.

Write a conclusion and action statement: