5. BETW EEN
PERC ENT
ROS E 30
AS P RICES AND 2008
G 2007
THE OIL AND FOOD CRISIS
SECTION 1
6. ON AVERAGE FOOD TRAVELS 1,500
MILES BEFORE BEING CONSUMED
BETW EEN
PERC ENT
ROS E 30
AS P RICES AND 2008
G 2007
THE OIL AND FOOD CRISIS
SECTION 1
7. ON AVERAGE FOOD TRAVELS 1,500 IN 1965, 787,000 COMBINATION
MILES BEFORE BEING CONSUMED TRUCKS WERE REGISTERED IN THE
UNITED STATES, AND CONSUMED
6.658 BILLION OF FUEL
BETW EEN
PERC ENT
ROS E 30
AS P RICES AND 2008
G 2007
THE OIL AND FOOD CRISIS
SECTION 1
8. ON AVERAGE FOOD TRAVELS 1,500 IN 1965, 787,000 COMBINATION
MILES BEFORE BEING CONSUMED TRUCKS WERE REGISTERED IN THE
UNITED STATES, AND CONSUMED
6.658 BILLION OF FUEL
IN 1997, THERE WERE
1,790,000 COMBINATION
BETW EEN TRUCKS THAT USED 20.294
PERC ENT
ROS E 30 BILLION GALLONS OF FUEL
AS P RICES AND 2008
G 2007
THE OIL AND FOOD CRISIS
SECTION 1
9. DATA COLLECTED FOR THE STATE OF IOWA
BY RICH PIROG OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
10. Distance as if through
Food Item Source Distance Traveled
conventional channels
Chuck Roast Dan Specht 75 miles 675 miles (CO)
(Clayton County, IA)
Potatoes Farmers Market 10-15 miles 1,300 miles (ID)
Carrots Our garden 40 feet 1,700 miles (CA)
Green Beans Our garden 40 feet 1,700 miles (CA)
Onions Farmers Market 10-15 miles 1,700 miles (CA)
Purple Cabbage Farmers Market 10-15 miles 1,700 miles (CA)
Tomatoes Our garden 40 feet 1,700 miles (CA)
Yellow Peppers Farmers Market 10-15 miles 1,700 miles (CA)
Olive Bread Farmers Market 10-15 miles 1,700 miles (CA)
Total Miles: 150 miles 13,875 miles
DATA COLLECTED FOR THE STATE OF IOWA
BY RICH PIROG OF IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
14. “GIVEN THE HIGH ENERGY COSTS OF
TRANSPORTING FOOD FROM DISTANT
PLACES, ACCOMPANIED BY THE
CONTINUED LOSS OF FARMLAND IN
METROPOLITAN AREAS, THERE IS
INCREASING INTEREST IN GROWING
MORE FOOD LOCALLY AND
REGIONALLY” (KAUFMAN 6)
LOCAL AND URBAN AGRICULTURE
SECTION 2
17. COMMUNITY AGRICULTURE IN CHICAGO
Subsistence
Agriculture
“Subsistence production is cited as a
way to reduce household
expenditures on food, which averages
52-83% of income” (Nugent 72).
20. IT IS “ESTIMATED THAT SINCE WORLD
WAR II, POOR FARMING PRACTICES HAS
DAMAGED ABOUT 550 MILLION
HECTARES—AN AREA EQUIVALENT TO
38% OF ALL FARMLAND IN USE
TODAY” (HORIGGAN 447)
URBAN AGRICULTURE: THE ENVIRONMENT
SECTION 3
21. IT IS “ESTIMATED THAT SINCE WORLD
WAR II, POOR FARMING PRACTICES HAS THE USE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT,
DAMAGED ABOUT 550 MILLION PESTICIDES, AND FERTILIZERS,
HECTARES—AN AREA EQUIVALENT TO HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED
38% OF ALL FARMLAND IN USE THE LAND AND CROPS
TODAY” (HORIGGAN 447)
URBAN AGRICULTURE: THE ENVIRONMENT
SECTION 3
22. USE NATURAL PROCESSES: THE USE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT,
MANPOWER, INSECT REPELLENT PESTICIDES, AND FERTILIZERS,
HERBS, AND COMPOST. HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED
THE LAND AND CROPS
URBAN AGRICULTURE: THE ENVIRONMENT
SECTION 3
23. THIS WILL STABILIZE SOIL
USE NATURAL PROCESSES:
FERTILITY, CLEAN THE AIR, AND
MANPOWER, INSECT REPELLENT
REDUCE OF COURSE THE CARBON
HERBS, AND COMPOST.
EMITTED BY HAVING FOOD
SHIPPED.
URBAN AGRICULTURE: THE ENVIRONMENT
SECTION 3
29. “IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM, CSA IS AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN A FARM AND A
GROUP OF CONSUMERS VARIOUSLY
DESCRIBED AS “SHAREHOLDERS”...
MEMBERS PURCHASE A “SHARE” AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE
SEASON” (CONE 187)
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA)
32. Conclusion
With the rise in oil and food prices, it becomes necessary that we find a
solution to to decrease the transportation distances of food.
33. Conclusion
With the rise in oil and food prices, it becomes necessary that we find a
solution to to decrease the transportation distances of food.
Using sustainable growing practices, one can take care of the
environment.
34. Conclusion
With the rise in oil and food prices, it becomes necessary that we find a
solution to to decrease the transportation distances of food.
Using sustainable growing practices, one can take care of the
environment.
Growing locally is a significant opportunity for supporting the local
economy.
35. Conclusion
With the rise in oil and food prices, it becomes necessary that we find a
solution to to decrease the transportation distances of food.
Using sustainable growing practices, one can take care of the
environment.
Growing locally is a significant opportunity for supporting the local
economy.
In urban agriculture, there is a vast field for entrepreneurial activity.
36. Conclusion
With the rise in oil and food prices, it becomes necessary that we find a
solution to to decrease the transportation distances of food.
Using sustainable growing practices, one can take care of the
environment.
Growing locally is a significant opportunity for supporting the local
economy.
In urban agriculture, there is a vast field for entrepreneurial activity.
CSA/Co-op’s are a great way to get involved in urban agriculture.
