as91302 - Sustainable Food Practices
Social
Environmental
Economic
Food Miles
Rubbish in ChCh
Yellow - recycling
Green - organics
Red - rubbish
Food scraps @ school to pigs & worm farms
Farmers Market
Water rates in Auckland
rain Water collection
vegetable garden
growing own vegetables
community gardens
New Brighton Community Garden
http://www.nbgardens.org.nz/
On average 78.5 per cent of the water that enters the home goes down the drain via showers, baths, washing machines, dishwashers, toilets
www.watercare.co.nz
water vegetable garden
Money saves in local community
Kate Valley
health benefits
preserving excess fruit from trees e.g stew peaches, freeze & then have fruit in freezer for breakfast until June
food out of season e.g. strawberries in May
variety - foods not commonly available at supermarket
allotments in UK developed in WW2 when shortage of food
teaching children where food comes from
have classes
lost the link about where food comes from
chemicals / pesticides used
organic
feeding 7+ billion people
grow own vegetable
in food available could decrease amount of takeaways eaten
1 punnet (6 plants) of cabbage plants $3.50 - Countdown Online (17 May 2018) cabbage $4.99
planting at regular times so had a constant supply of veges ready for harvest e.g. plant punnet of lettuces every 2-3 weeks so have a regular supply
school gardening supplying veges for 1-2 families that were struggling finacially
grey water collection http://www.smarterhomes.org.nz/water/re-using-greywater/
some restaurants & cafes have agreements with farmers to collect food scraps
provide knowledge on how and when to plan various vegetables
e.g don't plant tomatoes outside until Labour Weekend due to the risk of frosts
tomato relish
raspberry jam
water restrictions in droughts
chlorination of drinking water in ChCh
farmers market
talk to the grower
'locals' catch up with each other & friends
social well-being
you are the generation that is now 1 generation away from direct link with farming in NZ
mental & physical wellbeing
What is a Man?
health benefits - low in fat, salt & sugar
rubbish gives off methane gas