powerpoint example--u.s. food sustainability
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Purpose of This Presentation
Sustainable Food Production for U.S.
Sustainable Food Consumption for U.S.
Minh Tri Nguyen
Sustainable Food Consumption
• India: an average person consumes
380 pounds of grain per year
• U.S.: average American consumes
1,400 pounds of grain per year
» 4 times as much as India
» Most of the grain from meat!
Source: Full Planet, page 24
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Sustainable Food Consumption
American Diet
Source: HealthyDay.com
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Sustainable Food Consumption
Asian Diet
• Asian Main Dish = rice
• Asian Side Dish = meat
VERSUS
• U.S. Main Dish = meat
• U.S. Side Dish = vegetables
2-3
Bowls
Source: USnews.com
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Sustainable Food Consumption
Hybrid: Italian Diet
Pasta & bread as rice!
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Sustainable Food Consumption
The Holy Grail of Diet
“Fruits don’t make you fat!”
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Sustainable Food Consumption
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Food Sustainability Summary
Produce & eat organic food
Produce & eat locally grown food
Eat more fruits
Eat meat NOT as the main dish
And if you have to eat meat, “eat more chickin!”
>> Two Minute Summary Video <<
Solutions for US & for the World
Minh Tri Nguyen
Organic Food: What is it?
Organic food is a product of a
farming system that uses natural
and regenerative processes:
+ Crop rotation
+ Animal/plant manuring
+ Mechanical weeding
+ Biological pest control
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Not in Organic Foods
+ Artificial fertilizers
+ Synthetic pesticides
+ GMO’s
+ Growth regulators
+ Artificial feed additives
+ Antibiotics are not used on
animals
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Why Organic?
Not only to produce enough but
have a positive effect on:
+ Environment
+ Human health
+ Animal welfare
+ Social and regional development
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Benefits of Organic
Positive effect on biodiversity
Fewer Contaminants
Scientific study shows:
o More vitamins and minerals in
organically produced food
o Milk – more antioxidants, 50% more
vitamin E, and beta-carotene
Joaquin Nunez
Local Farms
+ Interest due to climate effects
+ U.S. Farmers’ market growth
from 1,755 to 7,175
+ Supermarkets contracting with
seasonal local farms
Associated with sustainable agriculture VS. global
industrial food system that relies on industrial
agriculture
Sandy Fernandez
Food Miles
+ Modes of transportation:
airplanes, ships, trucks
+ NRDC-Health & Climate: Ports of
LA, LB, Oakland and Otay Mesa
250k global warming gases
6k tons of smog-forming
nitrogen oxides
Local Farms
Distance from where it is grown to where it is
purchased or consumed
Sandy Fernandez
San Diego Local Farms
Sandy Fernandez
3909 Arroyo Sorrento Road San Diego, CA 92130
858.481.0209
Suzie’s At Sunset –2570 Sunset Avenue, 92154
Saturdays: 10am to 2pm
Tuesdays from 2pm to 6pm (winter)
3pm to 7pm (summer)
Open every Sunday: 9 AM to 2 PM
Lincoln Street & Normal Avenue
3960 Normal Street (Hillcrest DMV
Parking Lot)
San Diego, CA 92103
Community Gardens
+ Enhance food security
+ Foster community building and
educational opportunities
+ Promote a sustainable environment
Andrea Juarez
An alternative
+ Community Gardens wont feed
us all…
+ Can’t sustain large-scale production
+ But they are able to provide
base nutrients
+ An alternative
+ An opportunity
Andrea Juarez
A community-based
solution
+ For those who have been
devastated by crisis
+ 45 million people displaced worldwide
+ An opportunity for
self-determination
+ Restore dignity and hope
Andrea Juarez
Sources
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAlWrT5P2VI&feature=youtu.be
o http://www.sustainabletable.org/254/local-regional-food-system
o http://www.food-hub.org/files/resources/Food%20Miles.pdf
o http://www.sdcgn.org/our-mission.html
o http://ucanr.edu/sites/MarinMG/Community_Service_Projects/Marin_Community_Gardens/
o http://www.gardeningmatters.org/sites/default/files/Multiple%20Benefits_2012.pdf
o http://www.rescue.org/new-roots/about
o http://consumer.healthday.com/encyclopedia/weight-control-39/obesity-health-news-
505/what-s-wrong-with-the-american-diet-644659.html
o http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/traditional-asian-diet
o http://sustainabledish.com/the-complex-choices-in-sustainable-seafood/
o http://visualizenashua.com/idea/gatecitycommunitygardens/
o http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/blog/2012/03/15/education-week-article-covers-
childrens-aid-community-schools
o http://cultivatesafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/community-garden.jpg
o http://www.tamblynsnursery.com/vegetable_plants