January 12, 2020
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) has greatly increased organic farming in Oregon. Our food gets to us by farming, and some farmers use pesticides and fertilizers, but organic does not use pesticides and fertilizers There are all kinds of local markets to purchase from and their food is good for the earth. Organic farming has skyrocketed across the world and has made huge improvements from before. It's 2020, we need to increase our progress or suffer even bigger consequences. The ODA is offering free teaching to backyard gardeners. Representatives from the ODA will travel to neighborhood council meetings to teach Oregonians how to garden organically in order to feed themselves during this era of reduced harvests due to global warming.
There are foundations that are worldwide such as Foundations For Farming, which helps communities all around the world to take an advantage of farmers offering open space. Even though there are so many farms all over the world, over the years the global temperature is rising and getting hotter, which increases erosion and droughts, which then leads to poor harvests and famine. In India there will be 40% less crops by 2080. More than 100 million people will be chronically starving. In Africa, 4 out of 5 households are depending on food from their own land, but today with global warming, farmers are not able to depend on their crops. Clearly we need to step it up and keep our earth balanced.
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| The Family That Is Starting The Garden |
Hello, my name is Marcus from Punahou School. It's crazy that 4 out of 5 houses in Africa depend on food from their own land, yet farmers still are not able to depend on their crops due to global warming.
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Sami and I go to Punahou school. I really enjoyed reading this! It was really interesting knowing what the world is going to be like in the future, from this point of view. Before I read this I didn't really know anything about the food I eat and its background. Now I know! It's kind of scary knowing that more than 100 million people would be starving.
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Nicole, and I attend Punahou School.
ReplyDeleteI found your input very interesting, but at the same time, concerning. My family has a garden at home, and I've always thought of it as more of a nuisance than a helpful thing, because I have to work in it outside. Now that you point out the pros of having a garden, and the way people are starving around the world, I appreciate it more. It is amazing to think that 4 out of 5 families in Africa are depending on their own gardens for food, considering how small my garden is. Thank you for your work, it has informed me.