Food Resilience Plan for Ashfordton

Food Resilience Plan for Ashfordton [WLO: 2] [CLOs: 2, 3]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 4 in your course textbook.

Imagine that you are a resident of Ashfordton, a community whose characteristics are described below. You have come together with your neighbors for a special meeting to devise a management plan for helping the community become more r

Solar Panels

by Michelle Wilsey

Ashfordton should implement solar panels on as many buildings as possible. This will help conserve energy. For example if we chose to do vertical farming, which uses a lot of energy, solar panels would reduce that energy use drastically.

 

Vertical Farm

by Michelle Wilsey

I think that Ashfordton should implement a vertical farm that the community has access to. This will ensure that Ashfordton has fresh produce and that it is grown without pesticides and chemicals. This will also save on land as the vertical farm will be indoors.

 

Ashfordton is surrounded by water. Implement water sensors and a automatic system generated from the ocean. Use gps devises to know the amount of water supply needed.

by Jimika Fulton

 

Ashfordton should use low-till and no-filling to plant seeds in the soul, which allows the soil to be plowed year round. Considering the temperature range from 60- 90 degree annually.

by Jimika Fulton

In order o ensure health and food supply I would consider integrated pest management that will not eliminate all pest but will keep them at a minimum level.

 

Local Irrigation System’s

by Michael Haler

Ashfordton is surrounded by several water sources. Use of these water sources to water crops can help Ashfordton stay self sufficient.

 

Use of Agroforestry

by Michael Haler

Since Ashfordton has surrounding pine forests, areas of the forest may be used for growing of crops so the trees can provide some shade and protection for the crops during the seasons.

esilient and sustainable in terms of its food production by 2050. A community that is resilient is able to recover quickly from events like drought or storms. By increasing its own food production, Ashfordton can also reduce its food miles—the distance that imported food must travel. By making its food production more sustainable, Ashfordton can help ensure that its residents’ food needs are supplied for generations to come, without placing undue harm on the local environment in the process.

Fortunately, you have all attended the meeting with the knowledge that you have gained from your readings in this course. Now it is time to put your thinking cap on and get to work! Your ideas should consist of one or more of the following elements (some suggestions may apply to both categories):

· Food resiliency measures (e.g., building vertical farms in the city center to ensure that urban residents can have access to fresh, organically grown produce).

· Food sustainability measures (e.g., phasing out use of organic pesticides in favor of companion planting and other organic methods).

This week’s discussion will take place in an online app called Tricider. There, you will be able to post your ideas for plan components and also share pros and cons of different proposals during the week. Finally, you will be able to vote on the three components that you think the plan should include.

For directions on how to use the Tricider app, please review the Tricider Help Guide. In Tricider, you will be expected to do the following:

· Post at least two separate and entirely original ideas. Do not duplicate ideas already posted by your peers.

o  Include your full name for each one.

· Post at least six different pros and six different cons for your classmates’ proposed ideas (12 in all).

· Vote on what you feel are the top three ideas in the list.

o Do not vote before Friday, so that you can vote from the full collection of student ideas.

You must complete the three tasks above to receive full credit for this discussion.

 

Food Resilience Plan Voting Rationales [WLO: 1] [CLOs: 3, 4, 6]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapters 3 and 4 in your course textbook.

Now that you have cast your votes for the Ashfordton Food Resilience Plan, it is time to explain your choices to the class. Please make a post of at least 150 words in which you

· Identify (briefly) the plan elements on which you voted.

· Explain why you selected each one.

Each of the elements with an explanation is worth .5 point for a total of 1.5 points.

Note: You will not be able to view others’ posts until you have made your own. At the end of the week, the instructor will post the winning Ashfordton Food Resilience Plan, which will include the top three ideas selected by the class. In cases where two action items are judged by the instructor to be nearly identical, the instructor reserves the right to combine the ideas into a single one (and add votes together) in order to determine the winning ideas. This plan will be posted in the Announcements area of the classroom.