Starter 4.8: Sure, the local sustainable (and/or Do-it-Yourself) food chain(s) sound wonderful. But what problems arise when we think about feeding 7-9 billion humans this century? What solutions or approaches might we consider in the bigger picture of the global food crisis?
Video: Feeding Nine Billion
React/Discuss: How does this information impact your emerging food ethic?
TO-DO!
1. JOURNAL 4.8 (upon completing Part 4 of The Omnivore’s Dilemma): REACT TO SECTION 4 of POLLAN’s FOOD ADVENTURES and REFLECT ON THE DIY FOOD CHAIN. What role might hunting and/or foraging play in your own food ethic? What about for the human community? What makes this particular ethical approach special? Why might it be a part of someone’s ethic? What makes it challenging in today’s world?
2. FIELD TRIP PREP:
Come up with a short list of questions you might have for the folks giving us tours on Wednesday.
3. Personal Essay: Your Food Ethic (Draft due for CRITIQUE next Monday, April 15th)
- Re-read your journal and/or brainstorm your essay’s content in any way that works for you. Begin drafting.
4. CONFERENCE with me about your philosophy project ideas and progress.
MY BOOKS!
Turn in The Omnivore’s Dilemma if you are done with it!
Do you have Into the Wild or any other of my books? Please turn it in ASAP!