The Lexicon of Sustainability

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  57 (The Average Age of the American Farmer)

  57 is the average age of US farmers. See what’s next in education and green collar jobs.

  2:46
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  Food Security

  Food: deserts, security, sovereignty — terms, culture and politics for feeding the world.

  3:25
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  Urban Farming

  Farming on rooftops and in vacant lots connects urbanites to where their food comes from.

  2:50
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  Water

  Agriculture depends on water. Find out where our water comes from and how to conserve it.

  3:24
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  Land Trust

  Land trusts can keep farms afloat when the real estate is worth more than the yield.

  2:37
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  GMOs

  GMO labeling advocates want consumers to know about all the ingredients in their food.

  3:09
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  Fair Trade vs. Direct Trade

  When you buy food, you’re buying values, values of those who grow, transport and sell it.

  3:03
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  Antibiotic-Free

  Learn how and why nearly 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are used on healthy animals.

  2:32
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  What is Sustainability?

  Sustainability is an ideal rooted in the choices we make as consumers and producers.

  4:14
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  Terroir

  Food has characteristics defined by geography and climate. The French have a word for that

  1:56
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  Traceability

  Nearly 1/3 of the fish we buy isn’t what the label says. Can we trace their origins?

  3:20
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  Grass Fed

  From feedlots to pastures, learn about cattle farming, grass- and corn-fed beef.

  3:01
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  Unconventional Agriculture

  See how unconventional farmers are working with nature, not against it.

  4:31
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  Seeds

  Learn the importance of protecting the culture and biodiversity of seeds.

  3:01
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  Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

  What if you could buy fresh fruit and vegetables each week, grown by a local farmer?

  1:44
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  Economies of Community

  Economies of community help people connect, build and rebuild local food systems.

  2:46
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  Wheat or White?

  Learn the difference between whole wheat and white and meet the people preserving grains.

  3:01
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  Food Waste

  Learn how people are rescuing "ugly" food by composting, redistributing and eating wisely.

  4:19
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  Local vs. Organic

  What’s more important, that your food is organic or you know who and where it comes from?

  3:16
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  True Cost Accounting: The Real Cost of Cheap Food

  True cost accounting helps consumers understand the real cost of the food they buy.

  2:57
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  The Story of an Egg

  Learn the real story behind such terms as cage free, free range, and pasture raised.

  6:03
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  Local

  As consumers take increased responsibility for what they eat, many become locavores.

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  Forage

  Our earliest descendants were hunter/gatherers who foraged for their food.

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