Jan 14th More on Zero Waste & Self Sufficient Living

More on  Zero Waste

Woman Shares Her Zero Waste Lifestyle Experience

What are your thoughts on the video?

What do you think of this woman's garbage jar (11 months)?

What is mostly in her jar? 

How could this type of waste be avoided? 

Self Sufficient Living:

Homesteading Couple Hasn’t Bought Groceries in a Year of Self-Sufficient Living


What are your thoughts on the video?

Do you think you could live this way? And not buy ANYTHING from the grocery store for a year? 

Do you have a garden in the summer at home? 

Since the pandemic started have you or your family started to grow more food at home? Or via the community shared garden plot program here in Revelstoke?

What is 'food security?' Teacher to define.

Why is growing some of your own food important regarding securing your own 'food security?' 

Intro to Revelstoke - Local Food Initiative 


Teacher - to review review website above with students. Programs, Community Events, Resources. 

View the following associated video.

Questions:

What percentage of our food in Revelstoke comes from Revelstoke? 

What are your thoughts on the above percentage?

What is planting a diverse range of crops important?

What challenges is climate change bringing to BC and how is this affecting our food security/supply in Revy? 

What is a cover crop?

Why is supporting local growers important? 

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