Reinventing Agriculture

Print this, use it to take notes on the videos below, and bring to discussion.

Objectives:

 At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

 

1.         summarize the videos listed below "the Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil."

 

2.        explain the concept of 'peak oil.'

 

3.        list the inputs in industrial agriculture that require or are made from oil.

 

4.        give alternative methods to industrial agriculture for producing food.

 

5.        discuss the pros and cons of industrial agriculture and traditional methods of food production.


Your participation in class discussion is worth 10 pts.  You must ask a question and comment/answer a classmate's question to receive full credit. 

Videos for the discussion:


The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil  Six clips--watch all of them.

     Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6