What Is It?
These places let people grow food together, often in parks or empty lots...?
Community Gardens
This is used to give the soil important nutrients to grow?
Fertilizer
which counselor has a pet
Daisha
A city is a place with lots of buildings, cars, and ________.
People
Growing fruits and vegetables helps people have healthy ________.
Choices
Urban agriculture helps people grow food close to where they...?
Live
Plants drink this to help them grow.
Water
What are the categories of Whole Foods?
Vegetables, Fruits, and Whole Grains
Why was the river water different colors when the mills were still running?
Mill owners needed a place to dump the factory waste
True or False: Gardens can help make cities greener.
True
Why was GWL Created?
To fight the environmental challenges the city faced caused by the textile mills
We put seeds into this to help plants grow.
soil/dirt
Food gives our bodies this so we can run, jump, and play
Energy
Why were the mills important?
Provided Job Security
Growing food together in a garden can help neighbors become ________.
friends / a community
What steps are necessary to farm?
Land Prep, Seed selection, Fertilization, Irrigation, Weeding, Harvesting, and Post harvest
True or False: You can grow food in a garden in the city.
Some of our food grows from plants. Name one food that comes from a plant.
Apples, tomatoes, corn, lettuce, carrots, etc.
Trees and gardens help make cities more ________.
Healthy / Beautiful / Green
Plants and trees help make the air more ________.
Clean
Growing food in the city is called this.
Urban Farming/Urban Agriculture
What 3 things do plants need to grow?
Sunlight
Water
Soil
What is the Difference between Whole and Processed foods?
Whole foods are natural, fresh produce: fruits, Vegetables, and whole grains that come from the ground
Processed foods come from a factory and are filled with lots of sugars and salts
Name a solution GWL has to fight food Insecurity?
Farmer's Market, Community Gardens, Free cooking classes
referencing the NY video, how much money did the company save using green roofs?
3 million dollars