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Ol' Subaswam had a "farm"
"Food" for thought
Don't "waste" my time
It's the end of the semester and I have no more "energy"
Zoomass gets "wild" (card)
100
An example of unconventional agriculture
What is permaculture, hydroponics, vertical farming, drip irrigation, etc.
100
The percentage of food worldwide that gets wasted every year
What is 40%
100
True or false: Grab n Go items are compostable
What is TRUE (but not the white labels)
100
The process of removing coal from land surfaces
What is mountaintop removal
100
The 3 Es of sustainability
What is economy, equity, and environment
200
A part of the food production process in which the food gets wasted (and explain why)
What is on farms, in transport, in grocery stores, in homes, etc.
200
An area in which people do not have access to affordable, healthy food options
What is a food desert
200
Which of these items are NOT recyclable in UMass single-stream? Empty aerosol cans, hardcover books, beverage cases
What is hardcover books and beverage cases
200
This is the number one source of greenhouse gas emissions in the world
What is animal agriculture
200
The percentage of food grown that is used to feed livestock
What is 36%
300
The development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient
What is permaculture
300
This is the closest food desert to Amherst
What is Holyoke, Springfield
300
Name some of the dangers of e-waste
What is illegal shipping to foreign countries, security breeches, toxic emissions
300
UMass gets 70% of its energy from this source
What is the central heating plant (natural gas and steam)
300
Leonardo Dicaprio’s 2016 climate change documentary
What is Before the Flood
400
An issue/environmental impact of conventional agriculture
What is runoff, emissions, loss of biodiversity, deforestation, water use, etc.
400
This is the number of Americans currently living in a food desert (can also give a percentage)
What is 23.5million - 7%
400
The percentage of the plastic that has ever been created that still exists in the environment
What is 100%
400
The percentage of US electricity that comes from fossil fuels (and name the main 3 we use)
What is 65% from coal, natural gas, and oil
400
The form of energy that is used to power the PVTA buses
What is natural gas
500
One of the 5 steps in the “5 step plan to feed the world” article (and briefly explain)
What is freeze agriculture’s footprint, grow more on farms we have, use resources more efficiently, shift diets, reduce waste
500
An organization that is currently working to fight food insecurity
What is food recovery network, craig’s doors, western ma food bank, fresh moves, growing power, food trust, green carts, pop-up grocery stores, grocery co-ops, etc.
500
This is the number of cell phones that are thrown out every year
What is 100 million
500
Name one pro and one con to nuclear energy
What is PROS: highly efficient, no greenhouse gases CONS: nuclear meltdowns, waste, warfare
500
According to NASA’s James Hansen, this amount of atmospheric carbon is the maximum safe level without altering the Earth’s climate (and what are we currently at)
What is 350 ppm, we are currently past 400ppm