WGS 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Genetically Modified Organism, Food Justice Movement, Soil Health
26 May 2020
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Relates to: climate change, body burden, and access to clean water. Food justice: the benefit and risks of where, what, and how food is grown, produced, transported, distributed, accessed and eaten are shared fairly. Food insecurity: cannot get healthy foods, cannot store or prepare healthy foods. Petroleum based agriculture: occupies 80% of arable land, generates 25-30% of the greenhouse gases, but only produces 30% of the world"s food. Soil: link between climate change, biodiversity erosion and desertification, extractive economic system emphasizes profit over people. A: risks worldwide food security, places unacceptable stresses upon human and soil health, biodiversity, and food products. Many times produce at local markets has been picked within 24 hours of your purchase. Eating local food is eating seasonally: even though we wish strawberries were grown year round in michigan, the best time to eat them is when they can be purchased directly from a local grower.
