Individual Sustainability

Environmental Science

#1: Consumption

#2: Sustainability

#3: Traditional Agriculture (Ag.)

#4: Commercial Ag.

#5: Renewable & Non-renewable energy sources

#6: Today's Environmental Issues related to

#1: Climate Change

#2: Loss of Biodiversity/Mass Extinction

#3: Resource Based Conflict

#4: Resource Depletion

Biology

#1: Biochemistry

functions of macromolecules

consequences
of extreme changes in pH
and temperature

Nutrition

#2: Ecology

21st Century Skills

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Step 1: Determine a suitable layout for your garden plot.

Step 2: Determine the edible plants you nwill need to grow in order to provide a healthy diet for your family.

Brittany's Responsibilities:
Wiki Managment
Create Diigo Group
Create MindMap
Develop and Agree to Proposal Form
Activity 1
Hyperlinking Wiki and Google Docs

Erika's Responsibilities:
Google Docs/Calendar Managment
Develop and Agree to Proposal Form
Activity 2
Origional Annotations

Greg's Responsibilities:
Inital contact via e-mail
Develop and Agree to Proposal Form
Activity 3

Guiding Questions:

Activity 1:
What is sustainable living?
What are the benefits of having your own garden vs. the impacts of non-sustainable living?
What crops are prolific in our area from spring until fall -keep drought tolerance in mind?
Activity 2:
What are some farming techniques of pre-industrial communities?
What are some ways of preserving food over winter?
How many of each type of plant should a person buy for 1/8 acre?
Activity 3:
What materials are needed to maintain a garden?
What is the start-up cost for a garden - including tools, fertilizer, pest management, and plants?
How can you communicate to the public: importance of sustainable gardening, integrating pre-industrial farming techniques, materials needed, start-up costs, - this will become your product?

Guiding Activities:

Guiding Activity 1: - Brittany Byrne
Digging Up Some Knowledge

Guiding Activity 2: - Erika Styer

Guiding Activity 3: - Greg Zahm

Guiding Resources:

Resources for Activity 1:
Defining Sustainable Living: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-sustainable-living.htm

What is Sustainable Gardenting: http://www.agronomica.org/SF.htm

MindMap for Ways We Live Sustainably: http://www.mindomo.com/edit.htm?m=2de3ef9e244e40029a6d427ad2c5bb77

Online Poll for Benefits of Having a Garden: http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/MTE2ODM2MjI3OQ

Cost-effective Plants Template: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AgPmz-tbV0i4dE0yNG9GSHJiZElYajdnUmtSTXNoV3c&output=html

Web Resouces to complete Google Doc - Cost-effective Plants:
http://eartheasy.com/blog/2011/01/top-6-most-cost-effective-vegetables-to-grow/
http://www.burpee.com/gygg/growingCalendarNoZipCode.jsp

Resources for Activity 2:
1. http://www.themorristribe.com/ - one family’s journey to becoming sustainable

2. http://vimeo.com/8285408 - brief video about the food industry during the pass 200 years

3. http://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm#safety_summary- list of food preservatives

4. http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/additives/- preservatives and flavorings

5. http://www.preservefood.com/- resource for ways to preserve food in a sustainable way

Resources for Activity 3:
1. “The Highly Effective Marketing Plan” (video, 5:03): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiSh6WTzGU8

2. Crapify Your Graphic Design: http://intermedialnotes.blogspot.com/2009/07/c-r-p-ify-your-graphic-design.html

3. Motivation Psychology – “Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow Theory” (video, 1:28)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MEWPr_A8TM