Resource Management
If the cafeteria serves apples picked at a local farm, they didn’t have to travel far to get here. This means they used less of this to arrive.
What is fuel/gas?
Instead of throwing food onto the ground, you can do _____ instead.
What is eat it or share it?
The three pillars of sustainability are:
What is environmental, social, and economic?
The type of food with the lowest greenhouse emissions:
What is vegetables?
What sustainable foods must be included in a school nutrition meal to make a free meal?
What is a fruit or vegetable?
Wasting food also wastes the resources used to grow it, including water, energy, and what land material that plants grow in?
What is soil?
A reusable water bottle cuts down on what type of waste?
What is plastic/ single use plastic?
When our cafeteria uses local fruits and vegetables that are in season, it supports what pillar?
What is the environmental pillar?
The food with the largest greenhouse gas emissions:
What is beef?
How can we build plates that are sustainable?
What is follow the plate method?
Farming methods that can be used indefinitely because they do not deplete resources, such as soil and water, faster than they are replaced.
What is sustainable agriculture?
Turning food scraps (leftover veggies & fruits) into soil is.
What is composting?
When you provide the community with access to nutritious, culturally relevant foods it supports what pillar?
What is the social pillar?
Sector in the U.S. Food System that contributes least to Greenhouse gas emissions?
What is wastewater?
It is estimated that _____ of food supplied in the typical american diet is wasted per day:
What is ~40% or 1,500 calories?
How much water does it take to produce 1 lb of beef?
What is ~1,800 gallons?
This arrow- shaped triangle on a plastic container tells you it can be made into new products.
What is the recycling symbol?
Reducing food waste to save resources and money supports what pillar?
What is the economic in pillar?
Agriculture is responsible for an estimated ____ percent of US greenhouse gas emissions:
What is 10%?
According to the plate method, how much of our plate should be covered by fruits + vegetables?
What is 1/2 or 50%?
Approximately what percent of US land is used for farming?
What is 40%
The presentation recommends these two specific waste-reduction strategies as actions individuals can take to build sustainable food systems.
What are 'waste less food' and 'recycle and compost food scraps'?
According to the presentation, this is the main reason why all three pillars of sustainability must work together, rather than focusing on just environmental concerns alone.
What is a food system must nourish people and be economically viable, not just protect the planet?
Sector in the U.S. Food System that contributes most to Greenhouse gas emissions:
What is food processing?
What Protein rich foods help keep soil healthy and use less energy to grow?
What is beans, legumes, and lentils?