Course: SAT 230 Managing Food Production Systems in the Urban Landscape

Reading and Multimedia Assignments

Multimedia Assignment 3
Multimedia Assignment 3

Finally this last video from Jamie Oliver doesn’t talk much about urban agriculture neither does it provide ways to grow more food sustainably.  Instead this video talks about the real health issues caused by poor diets and lack of access to or understanding of “real” food.  This is one of the very large social issues that urban agriculture can help solve.  It can help in multiple ways, first by providing access to healthy, nutritious food, second by being a source of education about food and nutrition, third by being a source of activity and exercise.

As you watch the video please pay attention to the statistics that Jamie Oliver mentions- statistics about real health issues and the difference access to fresh food can make.

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