PowerPoint Example--U.S. Food Sustainability

Purpose of This Presentation

Sustainable Food Production for U.S.

Sustainable Food Consumption for U.S.

Minh Tri Nguyen

Sustainable Food Consumption

• India: an average person consumes

380 pounds of grain per year

• U.S.: average American consumes

1,400 pounds of grain per year

» 4 times as much as India

» Most of the grain from meat!

Source: Full Planet, page 24

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Sustainable Food Consumption

American Diet

Source: HealthyDay.com

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Sustainable Food Consumption

Asian Diet

• Asian Main Dish = rice

• Asian Side Dish = meat

VERSUS

• U.S. Main Dish = meat

• U.S. Side Dish = vegetables

2-3

Bowls

Source: USnews.com

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Sustainable Food Consumption

Hybrid: Italian Diet

Pasta & bread as rice!

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Sustainable Food Consumption

The Holy Grail of Diet

“Fruits don’t make you fat!”

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Sustainable Food Consumption

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Food Sustainability Summary

Produce & eat organic food

Produce & eat locally grown food

Eat more fruits

Eat meat NOT as the main dish

And if you have to eat meat, “eat more chickin!”

>> Two Minute Summary Video <<

Solutions for US & for the World

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Organic Food: What is it?

Organic food is a product of a

farming system that uses natural

and regenerative processes:

+ Crop rotation

+ Animal/plant manuring

+ Mechanical weeding

+ Biological pest control

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Not in Organic Foods

+ Artificial fertilizers

+ Synthetic pesticides

+ GMO’s

+ Growth regulators

+ Artificial feed additives

+ Antibiotics are not used on

animals

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Why Organic?

Not only to produce enough but

have a positive effect on:

+ Environment

+ Human health

+ Animal welfare

+ Social and regional development

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Benefits of Organic

Positive effect on biodiversity

Fewer Contaminants

Scientific study shows:

o More vitamins and minerals in

organically produced food

o Milk – more antioxidants, 50% more

vitamin E, and beta-carotene

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Local Farms

+ Interest due to climate effects

+ U.S. Farmers’ market growth

from 1,755 to 7,175

+ Supermarkets contracting with

seasonal local farms

Associated with sustainable agriculture VS. global

industrial food system that relies on industrial

agriculture

Sandy Fernandez

Food Miles

+ Modes of transportation:

airplanes, ships, trucks

+ NRDC-Health & Climate: Ports of

LA, LB, Oakland and Otay Mesa

250k global warming gases

6k tons of smog-forming

nitrogen oxides

Local Farms

Distance from where it is grown to where it is

purchased or consumed

Sandy Fernandez

San Diego Local Farms

Sandy Fernandez

3909 Arroyo Sorrento Road San Diego, CA 92130

858.481.0209

Suzie’s At Sunset –2570 Sunset Avenue, 92154

Saturdays: 10am to 2pm

Tuesdays from 2pm to 6pm (winter)

3pm to 7pm (summer)

Open every Sunday: 9 AM to 2 PM

Lincoln Street & Normal Avenue

3960 Normal Street (Hillcrest DMV

Parking Lot)

San Diego, CA 92103

Community Gardens

+ Enhance food security

+ Foster community building and

educational opportunities

+ Promote a sustainable environment

Andrea Juarez

An alternative

+ Community Gardens wont feed

us all…

+ Can’t sustain large-scale production

+ But they are able to provide

base nutrients

+ An alternative

+ An opportunity

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A community-based

solution

+ For those who have been

devastated by crisis

+ 45 million people displaced worldwide

+ An opportunity for

self-determination

+ Restore dignity and hope

Andrea Juarez

Sources

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAlWrT5P2VI&feature=youtu.be

o http://www.sustainabletable.org/254/local-regional-food-system

o http://www.food-hub.org/files/resources/Food%20Miles.pdf

o http://www.sdcgn.org/our-mission.html

o http://ucanr.edu/sites/MarinMG/Community_Service_Projects/Marin_Community_Gardens/

o http://www.gardeningmatters.org/sites/default/files/Multiple%20Benefits_2012.pdf

o http://www.rescue.org/new-roots/about

o http://consumer.healthday.com/encyclopedia/weight-control-39/obesity-health-news-

505/what-s-wrong-with-the-american-diet-644659.html

o http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/traditional-asian-diet

o http://sustainabledish.com/the-complex-choices-in-sustainable-seafood/

o http://visualizenashua.com/idea/gatecitycommunitygardens/

o http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/blog/2012/03/15/education-week-article-covers-

childrens-aid-community-schools

o http://cultivatesafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/community-garden.jpg

o http://www.tamblynsnursery.com/vegetable_plants