Biggest Little Farm
What is the dog's name who "started it all"
What is TODD
maximum amount of a renewable resource that can be harvested without reducing or depleting the resource for future use
What is MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD
Benefit of Green revolution
What is ...Decreased world hunger and increased earth’s carrying capacity for humans...Increased use of mechanization, GMOs, irrigation, fertilizers, and pesticides, more food produced
Composed of compounds that retain their toxicity for long periods of time
What is PERSISTENT PESTICIDE
Trench dug along crops & filled with water
What is FURROW irrigation
Rain washes pollutants into storm drains & into local surface waters
What is urban runoff
how much a person consumes is measured in what
Hectares (land us)
What type of irrigation method did the BLF use?
What is SPRAY irrigation
Major threats to food production
What is ..Climate change, soil degradation (desertification, topsoil erosion), groundwater depletion
Drawback of G.R.
What is soil erosion, biodiversity loss, ground surface water contamination
soaps, oils, dish liquids
What is SOFT PESTICIDE
More expensive form of irrigating; more efficient than others
What is spray irrigation
Specially designed to allow stormwater to infiltrate & recharge ground water
What is permeable pavement
Carbon footprint is measured in what
tonnes of CO2 produced per year
What method of biocontrol was used for maggots
What is CHICKENS
three agricultural methods that support soil sustainability
What is ....contour plowing, terracing, perennial crops, windbreaks, no till, strip cropping
Increased use of tractors for plowing and tilling fields, and combines for harvesting = increased yield + profits
What is MECHANIZATION
Sulfur and garlic, pyrethrins
Natural pesticide
MOST efficient form of irrigation
What is DRIP irrigation
Creates hab. for pollinators, sense of place & stores CO2
What is a rain garden
affluence does what to the footprint
What is INCREASES
What did the BLF use to improve soil quality in orchards?
What is a COVER CROP
leftover plant matter from a cover crop
What is Green Manure
method in which land is cleared and used for a few years until the soil is depleted of nutrients
What is SHIFTING AGRICULTURE
IPM basics..3 things
What is Bioontrol, Intercropping, crop rotation
Can waterlog the soil and drown plants
What is FLOOD irrigation
near coast lowering water table pressure, allowing saltwater to seep into groundwater
What is excessive groundwater withdrawal
What is the main problem of the carbon footprint?
What is...It is the main cause of human-induced climate change
What activity/industry on the farm economically benefitted the farm the most?
What is the EGG industry
Only cutting some of the trees in an area (biggest & oldest) to preserve habitat (biodiv.) and topsoil
What is selective cutting or strip cutting
Increases profitability with fewer plants lost to drought, disease, or pests + larger plant size + yield/acre
What is Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Intercropping uses what kind of system
What is "Push-Pull system".
Least human water use
What is Municipal
(house)
Pop. movement out of dense, urban centers to less dense suburban areas surrounding the city
What is URBAN SPRAWL
negative costs associated with a human actions, that aren’t accounted for in the price (unintended side-effects)
What is EXTERNALITY