SUSTAINABILITY Family and Consumer Science Principle of Foods

SUSTAINABILITY Family and Consumer Science: Principle of Foods Mrs. Bellard

What is SUSTAINABILITY? • Definition: A truly sustainable food system is one which nurtures the people, the animals, the land, the community and the environment.

Why is it important? • Food impacts every component of our lives • Production, processing, packaging, and transportation is dependent on fossil fuels, chemical, fertilizers that harm our environment. • Sustainability is important for public and environmental health

What can you do to help? • Every person makes a difference • Each American uses 25 -26 acres of resources in their lifetime • Small changes make a difference

3 Spheres of Sustainability

Environmental • Protecting the natural world. • Preserving the capability of the environment to support human life • Pollution prevention (decreasing fossil fuels) • Use of natural resources (decreasing deforestation) • Managing the environment (preventing a decline is natural eco-systems) • Purchase local produce • Eat meat that is not mass produced (less hormones)

Economic • Identifying strategies to run a profitable business that will fun over a number of years. • Looking for long term processes that use little resources and produce profits for a company • Research and development

Social • To develop processes that sustain standards of living, education, community and equal opportunity. • Using energy efficient light bulbs • Grow community gardens • Sustain wildlife

The definition of sustainability includes 5 things… what are they? • Nurtures…. . • People • Land • Animals • Community • Environment

There are 3 Reasons that Sustainability is Important 1. Food impacts every part of our lives 2. The production, processing, packaging, and transportation of food uses harmful fossil fuels, chemicals, fertilizers 3. We need sustainability for public and environmental health

There are 3 spheres of sustainability. . What are they? • 1. Environmental • 2. Economic • 3. Social

What are some examples of the 3 spheres? • Environmental • Economic • Social