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Are you willing to approve innovative farming methods to end world hunger? Explore the impact of GMOs on nutrition, sustainability, and food safety. Discover both advantages and perceived dangers of genetically modified crops, and delve into the organic movement's emphasis on natural solutions. Learn about food miles and the evolution of energy consumption in food production. Watch engaging videos to gain a deeper understanding of these critical issues.

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  1. Would you…

  2. End world hunger if you could?

  3. Approve of changing farming methods to produce enough food to end world hunger?

  4. Support a type of seed that had a much higher-yield crop?

  5. Support a type of seed that had a shorter growing season allowing 2 crops a year?

  6. Support technology that allowed vegetables to be more nutritious (like extra Vitamin A)?

  7. Support technology that allowed vegetables to have longer shelf life – increasing profits for the company?

  8. Use technology to ensure meat tainted with e-coli not be sold in stores?

  9. Use radiation to kill e-coli?

  10. Eat beef that had been treated with radiation?

  11. Eat Food modified in a laboratory?

  12. eat Food grown from seeds, when the seeds were modified in a laboratory?

  13. feed Food grown from seeds, when the seeds were modified in a laboratory to your children?

  14. feed Food grown from seeds, when the seeds were modified in a laboratory to your children if they were starving to death?

  15. Eat Corn that repels pests making pesticides unnecessary?

  16. Eat Genetically Modified vegetables?

  17. Define Genetically modified

  18. GM foods or GMOs (genetically-modified organisms) is most commonly used to refer to crop plants created for human or animal consumption using the latest molecular biology techniques.

  19. Advantages of GM • Pest Resistant • Drought Resistant • Improved nutrition • Herbicide resistant • Cold tolerant • Pharmaceutical inclusive

  20. Want food packing to clearly indicate if food has been GM?

  21. Perceived Dangers of GMs • Pollen from GMs could blow onto other plants and endanger wildlife • Create pesticide resistant pests • Herbicide resistant GMs could crossbreed with weeds creating “super weeds” • Patented GMs could increase costs for farmers creating more have and have-nots • Introduce new allergens into foods

  22. Organic Movement • No chemical pesticides, fertilizers • Natural solutions – sustainable • Locavore movement • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2LBICPEK6w&safe=active • Store Wars • Meatrix • Corn Producers

  23. Food Miles • 100 yrs ago – it took 1 calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce 1 calorie of food. • Now 10 calories of fossil fuel energy to produce 1 calorie of food • http://www.pbs.org/e2/teachers/teacher_309.html

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