Nutrition and Dietary Guidelines
The part of the plant that absorbs mineral nutrients.
What are the roots?
Lack of transportation
What are causes of food deserts?
An aircraft without a human pilot, crew, or passengers on board.
What is a drone?
A piece of land gardened by a group of people individually or collectively?
What are community gardens?
The process of growing plants in sand, gravel, or liquid with nutrients added, but without soil.
Substances in food that provide nourishment essential for growth and maintenance of life.
What are nutrients?
Diabetes and obesity.
What are health problems caused by living in a food desert?
Using drones to monitor crops from a distance.
What is crop surveillance?
Promote sustainable practices, reduce food miles, and foster biodiversity.
What are the environmental benefits of community gardens?
Canning, freezing, drying.
What is food processing?
Community gardens and hydroponics
What are solutions to food deserts?
What is the role of drones in agriculture?
Learn responsibility, cooperation, and teamwork.
What are the social benefits of community gardens?
Conserving water and space. Less need for pesticides and fertilizers. Higher yield and faster plant growth.
What are the benefits of hydroponics?
Guidelines that help individuals make healthier food choices.
What are MyPlate guidelines?
Advocate for better food access, support local farmers markets, volunteer at community gardens.
What are ways you can contribute to solving food deserts?
Save resources, increase crop yields, save time and money.
What are the benefits of using drones?
Learn the value of growing your own food, understand where food comes from, learn the importance of healthy eating habits.
What is the importance of students learning about community gardens?
The need for specialized equipment and high startup costs.
What are the challenges of hydroponic farming?