A Taste of Change:
Shaping Sustainable Food Systems
Everyone eats, and while food may nourish our bodies, a sustainable food system can also nourish communities, the environment, and a strong economy. This program explores how we structure our food system, with a focus on the food "footprint," global trade, economics, and more.
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Topics: food and culture; the food “footprint”, history of food systems, agricultural technologies, food chains/webs, energy and food systems, price vs. cost, subsidies and food policy, globalization, local economies
Disciplines: biology, earth science, geography/global studies, health, civics, language arts, math, economics, history, environmental science.
Career Connections: agriculture, nutrition, hospitality, public health, marketing, business, entrepreneurship, economics, environmental policy, international law
Audience: grades PK-5, 6-8, 9-12, higher ed, adult ed
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