LibGuides: G5 Sustainability: Home

Sustainability: Environmental integrity, social equity, economic vitality

When environmental, economic and social needs of a society are met in the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Global goals
Overview of global goals and taking action
Large banks of short films
Large banks of short movies from Real food media to educate for sustainable food and farming

Concept of sustainability

Understanding the issues

Overview of issues (cartoon)
Overview in very child friendly language of the basic issues

Systems thinking

Organization for teaching sustainability
Lots of resources for help with understanding systems for sustainability.
The food movement: thoughts
Some general comments about The food movement

The food system: TED talk

Industrial food system map

Systems thinking
Understanding why system thinking is important

Community food systems

Making a difference: Innovation

Making a difference: taking action

Food Sustainability: Education and action
US organization for education on issues of food sustainability

WWF Ecological footprint
WWF website on Earth Overshoot Day: your ecological footprint, taking action to feed our population.
Eat seasonably UK
Calendar of food to encourage eating what is seasonable

Classroom for change

Articles

Non Packaging
Berlin shop with no packaging
Dumpster dining
Awareness: Eating past its prime food in a dumpster

The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong; David Roberts (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0763623806
Publication Date: 2007-02-13
Finding and reusing waste

Slow food

Works cited

A Story About Sustainability. You Tube. Skyworks HD, 29 Jan. 2011. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
Best, Jason. "Brooklyn's Trendiest Dining Reservation May Be in a Dumpster." TakePart. Participant Media, 2014. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
Borromeo, Leah. "Berlin Duo Launch a Supermarket with No Packaging." The Guardian. Phillips, 16 Sept. 2014. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
"Change The World In 5 Minutes - Everyday at School." YouTube. YouTube, 17 Mar. 2008. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
"Earth Overshoot Day" Earth Overshoot Day. Global Footprint Network, 2015. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
"Eat Seasonably." Seasonal Fruit and Vegetable Calendar |. The Barn, 2015. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
Economies of Community: The Lexicon of Sustainability. Perf. Benzi Ronen. You Tube. PBS Food, 6 Mar. 2014. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
"Habits of a Systems Thinker - Waters Foundation." Waters Foundation. Jim and Faith Waters, 2015. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
Introducing Bitty Foods: Delicious, High-protein Baked Goods Made with Cricket Flour! Dir. Bitty Foods. YouTube. N.p., 19 Feb. 2014. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
"Nourish: Food + Community." Nourish Food + Community Home Comments. Worldlink, n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
"Slow Food Youth Network." Vimeo. Slow Food Youth Network, 2014. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
Sustainability Explained through Animation. Prod. Realeyes. Perf. Igloo Animations. You Tube. N.p., 9 Apr. 2010. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
"The World Has Just Made a Very Big Promise to Itself." ONE. N.p., 24 Sept. 2015. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
Verrückt: The Snail Farmer of Vienna 2015. Dir. Kevin Longa. Perf. Andreas Gugumuck. Vimeo. Realfoodmedia, Feb. 2015. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
"Welcome to Sustainable Table." GRACE Communications Foundation. N.p., 2015. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.
What's Wrong with Our Food System. Perf. Birke Baehr. You Tube. TedxNextGenerationAshville, Aug. 2010. Web. 25 Nov. 2015.