https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51 Things I've learned from perusing The Lexicon of Sustainability en-us 2021-03-05 05:51:28 UTC 2024-12-15 19:18:18 UTC hello@padlet.com janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272559435 "Taking responsibility for yourself, your community, the planet, and for those who come after us". (Lexicon of sustainability)]]> 2021-03-05 05:54:24 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272559435 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272561770 Survivability: a farmer knows that if their farm doesn't survive, they won't either]]> 2021-03-05 05:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272561770 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272562836 Adaptability/resilience. Things are constantly changing. You have to be able to make due with what you have. ]]> 2021-03-05 05:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272562836 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272563883 Learning to do things yourself]]> 2021-03-05 05:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272563883 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272566246 Longevity: resources last longer when they aren't over used to the point of extinction

Higher quality production.

Better paid employees.]]> 2021-03-05 05:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272566246 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272568548 It's more expensive initially, although if you take into account True Cost Accounting: "a practice that accounts for all external costs - including environmental, social, and economic - generated by the creation of a product"(Lexicon of Sustainability) we end up paying for it in the long run.
--- paying to clean up waste from production
--- paying social welfare programs to make up the difference from not paying a living wage]]> 2021-03-05 06:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272568548 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272577041 Nearly 40% of the food we produce never gets eaten (Lexicon of Sustainability)
--- at harvest time, ugly food that doesn't meet standards are left behind]]> 2021-03-05 06:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272577041 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272579230 "A type of food rescue that involves collecting leftover fruits and vegetables from farms, with the food usually donated to school lunch programs, non-profits and food banks. By performing food rescues, communities can help re-distribute food that would otherwise go wasted, helping to turn food insecurity into food security." (The New Face of Food and Farming in America)]]> 2021-03-05 06:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272579230 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272581082 Farmers in some cities collect leftover food from local restaurants and use it to create compost to grow better crops with nutrient dense soil (Lexicon of Sustainability)]]> 2021-03-05 06:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272581082 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272587970 Upcycling allows people to turn waste into something productive]]> 2021-03-05 06:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272587970 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272594718 When you grow anything, it pulls nutrients from the soil. Compost adds those nutrients back into the soil.]]> 2021-03-05 06:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272594718 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272597190 Half the world's food production depends on fertilizer made from natural gas/chemicals.]]> 2021-03-05 06:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272597190 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272598902 It can smell like dairy farms that use the methane gas polluting the air to fuel machinery. Thus, reducing energy costs by 90%]]> 2021-03-05 06:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272598902 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272599944 It can look like governments regulating fishermen to put maximum fishing limits to keep from decimating the fish populations for future seasons (Lexicon of Sustainability) ]]> 2021-03-05 06:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272599944 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272604482 It can taste like butchers and restauranteurs utilizing the whole animal instead of just certain cuts of meat.]]> 2021-03-05 06:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272604482 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272609767 Using our decisions to shape the larger world. We can use our money/buying power to show companies what our values are.]]> 2021-03-05 06:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272609767 janaped1 https://padlet.com/janaped1/tg7o61q6289pue51/wish/1272611575 If enough people value and commit to using sustainable practices in our lives, the institutions will take note and adjust accordingly

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