First half of the semester
Food Systems
Measuring Sustainability
Mental Health and the Environment
Environmental Justice
100

How many SDG's Sustainable Development Goals are there?

17

100

an area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food.  This lack of fresh food access contributes to food insecurity and diet-related health issues, such as obesity and diabetes.

Food Desert

100

Calculates the amount of biologically productive land and water area needed to support a population’s consumption and absorb its waste (especially carbon).

Carbon Footprint

100

What is the fear and concern for one's future and that of next generations. It comes from observing the impact of climate change internalization of environmental problems



Eco- anxiety

100

Fixing the system to offer equal access to both tools and opportunities

Justice

200

What do the three 'P's in Sustainability stand for

People, Profit, Planet

200

an area with a high concentration of grocery stores, farmers' markets, and fresh food sources.

Food Oasis

200

This was created to give producers greater bargaining power, stable prices, and more equitable participation in global markets.

Fair Trade

200

Idea that engaging in the outdoors revitalizes ourself and our mental resources. Experience of being in nature/ healing impacts

Restorative healing

200

This term allows factories, warehouses, power plants, and waste facilities in low income areas

Industrial zoning

300

What group is responsible for reporting to the UN, the scientific evidence that demonstrates human-induced climate change.

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 

300

the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. ensures that all individuals have consistent access to nutritious, affordable food.

Food Security

300

Created in response to rising concerns about corporate social responsibility being voluntary, inconsistent.  

Intended to create a credible third-party standard for companies claiming to be socially responsible.

B Corp Certification

300

Shinrin-yoku (from Japan) is the scientifically proven to reduce stress and boost immune function

Forest Bathing

300

A discriminatory practice (mainly in the U.S., starting in the 1930s) where banks and government agencies labeled certain neighborhoods as “high-risk” for investment.

Red- lining

400

Which President removed the US from the Kyoto Protocol arguing it unfairly burdened industrialized nations

George W. Bush

400

This farming approach is aimed at restoring and improving soil health

Regenerative Agriculture

400

This tool: Measures well-being using indicators such as health, education, social relationships, environmental quality, safety, and life satisfaction.

Used by policymakers to guide decisions aimed at improving overall societal well-being rather than just economic growth.

Happiness Index

400

Name a culture whose traditions emphasizes harmony between humans and nature as essential for well-being.

Many examples including Native American, China Japan, Taoist, Buddhist, Jewish, Maori...

400

Southern California Edison (LA’s version of SDGE)- didn’t turn off the power lines citing, “they didn’t want to impact their customers,” for this California disaster.  



Eaton Fires

500

Burning these increases the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere

Fossil Fuels

500

Who introduced the term Peleh - the value that inspires their approach to education. The Farm team believes in the power of wonder or awe to inspire action, encourages curiosity about Jewish tradition, and is reminded to demonstrate humility with recognition of all that we still have to learn.

Coastal Roots Farm

500

What company was received the highest score through B Corp certification but dropped their status due to the lack of consistent corporate responsibility of the certification. 

Dr. Bronners

500

Making mindful choices about what you buy, eat, and use — considering their impact on people and the planet.



Conscious consumption

500

What is the name of the environmental injustice that ook place in Michigan in 2014 where a predominantly Black, lower-income city was exposed to lead-contaminated water due to cost-cutting, government failure, and lack of corrosion control.

Flint Water crisis

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