Food From Earth

Wendee, Nicole (2013) "Food from Earth: Sustainable Farming in Action," Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 121, No. 7, p. A213-A219.

Discussion / Homework Questions:

Your homework for this class session involves your writing down each of the following questions and answering them one by one being sure to include the appropriate APA citations and references. Just a reminder that the "reference" for this week's assignment appears above. Turn in your work as a Word or rich text format document as usual via Canvas email no later than 5 pm the last day of this class session as it appears on the course schedule page.

1. Describe the ecologically friendly, lower-pesticide (but not organic) banana developed by Earth University and explain its signficance from an environmental perspective.
2. How does this banana fit into the geo-political dynamics going on in Costa Rica?
3. In the case study what is meant by "upside down education"?
4. How does traditional banana farming compare to the method being sponsored by Earth University?
5. How does the new approach contribute to sustainability in banana production?