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as91302 - Sustainable Food Practices (Economic (Farmers Market (chemicals…
as91302 - Sustainable Food Practices
Social
vegetable garden
community gardens
New Brighton Community Garden
http://www.nbgardens.org.nz/
allotments in UK developed in WW2 when shortage of food
teaching children where food comes from
lost the link about where food comes from
you are the generation that is now 1 generation away from direct link with farming in NZ
Garden to Table
have classes
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
farmers market
talk to the grower
'locals' catch up with each other & friends
social well-being
Environmental
Food Miles
Rubbish in ChCh
Yellow - recycling
Green - organics
Food scraps @ school to pigs & worm farms
some restaurants & cafes have agreements with farmers to collect food scraps
Red - rubbish
Kate Valley
rubbish gives off methane gas
feeding 7+ billion people
Economic
Farmers Market
Money saves in local community
food out of season e.g. strawberries in May
variety - foods not commonly available at supermarket
chemicals / pesticides used
organic
chlorination of drinking water in
ChCh
Water rates in
Auckland
rain Water collection
water vegetable garden
water restrictions in
droughts
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
grey water collection
http://www.smarterhomes.org.nz/water/re-using-greywater/
growing own vegetables
health benefits
1 punnet (6 plants) of cabbage plants $3.50 - Countdown Online (17 May 2018) cabbage $4.99
mental & physical wellbeing
What is a Man?
health benefits - low in fat, salt & sugar
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
Foraging in the red zone
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/67690529/fruit-foraging-in-christchurchs-red-zone
preserving excess fruit from trees e.g stew peaches, freeze & then have fruit in freezer for breakfast until June
tomato relish
raspberry jam
grow own vegetable
in food available could decrease amount of takeaways eaten
