Enduring Understanding: The way our food is produced, processed, distributed and consumed has an impact on the environment, the economy and our society. When you understand how different food systems work, you have the knowledge to make more sustainable choices.
FOOD SYSTEMS
Check Out These Harvest Of The Month Videos
Created by Sustainability Students!
KALE
WINTER SQUASH
Tale of the Twinkie!
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​The Twinkie is beloved by many in the United States as a fun, tastey, convenient snack cake. For others, it's the perfect example of an unstustainable food system. Either way you look at it, it will start our conversation about food!
Twinkie, Deconstructed will guide us through a maze of ingrediants that seem unlikely to be found in a kitchen...yet is the basis for most snack foods in the U.S. A truly eye opening experience for all!
You've Gotta Learn The Language.
Labels, labels everywhere. Yet for every certified food label, there are a dozen misleading, nonregulated and noncertified ones.
Understanding the language gives you the power as a consumer to make your own choices...so check it out!
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Food Systems. What Are They?
Know your farmer, know your food! This is what conventional vs. sustainbale looks like...
Community Is At The Heart Of The Food Movement!
Check out how sustainability is at the heart of these local businesses. Wow, we really are lucky to live here!
GMO...OMG.
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​What is a GMO, and why should we care about them? Click on the tomato to learn the basics.
VT is currently leading the nation in the GMO fight! Check out Vermont Right to Know to find out the latest.
CBMS Brings Farm to School!
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Our Cafeteria works hard to bring us fresh, healthy lunches each day. They are also committed to using as many local ingrediants as possible which supports the community, the economy and the environemnt!
Thanks Cougar Cafe!
We will make at least one recipie featuring the Harvest Of The Month throughout this unit....click to find out what food you will be working with!
You will also write, produce and star in a Harvest of the Month video to educate students at Thatcher Brook Primary School. They are so excited to see what you will create!
Why do Twinkies Cost
Less Than An Apple?
A "Fresh" Look At Farm To Table.
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Is your food "fresh"? How would you know? This award winning documentary explores the food systems in our country to see what is working, what is not, and what our choices really are!
Junk & Fast Food...
Are they Sustainable?
Why is it so easy to crave fast food and junk snacks? Because they are chemically designed that way! But do you know what goes into making these foods? Take a look at how some of the ingredients are sourced and how our environement is impacted.