1. Sustainability Freshman Inquiry Oct. 28, 2010 Jeff Fletcher

2. Logistics New Reading due Nov. 2 [Corrected!] –Omnivore’s Dilemma Ch. 13-16 –The problem of what to eatThe problem of what to eat Continuing 1 on 1 Meetings TONIGHT: Movie Night (Food Inc.) –7:30 sharp, Ondine lobby Daily Log: –http://web.pdx.edu/~jeff/courses/sust1011/fall/DailyLog.htmlhttp://web.pdx.edu/~jeff/courses/sust1011/fall/DailyLog.html –Links to EcoWiki, U.Connect Water Footprint Handout –What is an acceptable source –Citations: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

3. EcoWiki Newsletter October 27, 2010 EcoWiki Community, Here's your news update for the week. Enjoy! News EnvisioningEnvisioning: PSU as the Sustainable University of the Future Students host series of events for Sustainability Education WeekSustainability Education Week Why Shut Off Your Computer at Night This November WRC Hosts Social Sustainability MonthSocial Sustainability Month Events Solutions Seminar: David OrrSolutions Seminar: David Orr (Wed, Oct 27 at 5pm) Making & Using CompostMaking & Using Compost at Zenger Farm (Wed, Oct 27 at 6-7:30pm) Goal Net Zero Interest MeetingGoal Net Zero Interest Meeting by Solar Oregon (Wed, Oct 27 at 6:30-8pm) Idealist Graduate Career FairIdealist Graduate Career Fair by PSU Master of International Management Program (Thu, Oct 28 from 2-9pm) Welcome Reception for Dr. Robert CostanzaWelcome Reception for Dr. Robert Costanza by Social Sustainability Colloquium & Network (Fri, Oct 29 from 1-3pm) Re-Use CraftingRe-Use Crafting by Women's Resource Center (Mon, Nov 1 at 4pm) Sharing Take-Home Stories from AASHE 2010 Conference (Tue, Nov 2 from 12-1:15pm)Stories from AASHE 2010 Conference Fall Green Teams Meeting (Tue, Nov 2 from 4-5pm)Green Teams Meeting PSU Non-Profit Career Fair by PSU Career Center and Institute for Non-Profit Management (Wed, Nov 3 from 11am-3pm)Non-Profit Career Fair Solutions Seminar: Joshua FarleySolutions Seminar: Joshua Farley (Wed, Nov 3 at 5pm) Gender Inequality in the Global EconomyGender Inequality in the Global Economy and Globalization of Western Patriarchal Gender Constructions by PSU Women's Resource Center (Wed, Nov 3 at 4pm) Deep DownDeep Down at University of Oregon George S. Turnbull Center (Wed, Nov 3 at 6pm) Campus Sustainability ToursCampus Sustainability Tours (every Monday from 1-2pm) Campus Garden ToursCampus Garden Tours (every Thursday from 4-5pm) Take Back the Tap MeetingsTake Back the Tap Meetings (every Monday at 2:30pm) Transportation SeminarTransportation Seminar (every Friday from 12-1pm) Opportunities PSU Business Accelerator Funds Start-Ups (Ongoing)Business Accelerator Funds Start-Ups Sustainable Living Roadshow PositionsSustainable Living Roadshow Positions (Ongoing) Mentor Needed at Tryon State ParkMentor Needed at Tryon State Park (Application Deadline Unknown) Nutrition Education Program CoordinatorNutrition Education Program Coordinator at Oregon Food Bank (Apply by Oct 25) OUS Sustainability Center Architectural Intern (Apply by Oct 29)Architectural Intern Environmental Club Assistant CoordinatorEnvironmental Club Assistant Coordinator (Apply by Nov 4) Social Media InternshipSocial Media Internship at Independence Gardens LLC (Apply by Nov. 15) Voices of Climate Change Video ContestVoices of Climate Change Video Contest (Apply by Dec. 17) 8th Annual EPA P3 Awards8th Annual EPA P3 Awards (Apply by Dec. 22) Student Sustainability Diary ContestStudent Sustainability Diary Contest (Ongoing) Jobs and Internships with the National Council on Science and the Environment (Multiple positions, Ongoing)National Council on Science and the Environment Bird Safe Portland Survey VolunteersBird Safe Portland Survey Volunteers Needed (Through June 2011) Puta Mona Center for Sustainable Living and Education Internships (Multiple positions)Center for Sustainable Living and Education Internships Make sure to visit PSU Career Center's Sustainability Page to find out about green careers and ways to improve your resume!Career Center's Sustainability Page Find Green JobsFind Green Jobs with Sustainable Business Oregon Don't forget you can share the knowledge wealth! Look for the links at the bottom of articles, events, pages, etc. to share on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Technorati, Delicious, or via Email! Have something to share for the next bulletin? Post content by going to the Create Content tab on the EcoWiki or e-mail us at psueco@pdx.edu. Please keep entries short and include your organization name in the Subject along with the word "Bulletin". We welcome any feedback you have about the EcoWiki or the Bulletin.Create Content tabpsueco@pdx.edu Unsubscribe from this newsletter

4. What Qualifies as Organic Food? Organic is what the government says it is USDA regulates the definitions Government does not directly label food as “Organic” Instead, the USDA certifies accrediting agencies through the National Organic Program European Union is similar Pollan p. 131 (comparative lists)

5. US Government Definitions National Organic Program http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplat eData.do?template=TemplateA&navID=NationalOrgan icProgram&leftNav=NationalOrganicProgram&page=N OPNationalOrganicProgramHome&acct=nop http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplat eData.do?template=TemplateA&navID=NationalOrgan icProgram&leftNav=NationalOrganicProgram&page=N OPNationalOrganicProgramHome&acct=nop –What do you notice about this website? Organic Food Production Act of 1990 Certified Organic 7 C.F.R. Part 205 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text- idx?c=ecfr&sid=9f7d238c82480a19673ba270678268f 6&rgn=div5&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.31&idno=7 http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text- idx?c=ecfr&sid=9f7d238c82480a19673ba270678268f 6&rgn=div5&view=text&node=7:3.1.1.9.31&idno=7

6. What qualifies as “Local?” What is a small farm? What is an industrial farm? How many head of cattle? How many acres of corn, grass, soy? What plant diversity is required? What income? USDA  $5,000? What radius of distribution? 100 miles? http://100milediet.org/get-started/map Eugene, Olympia, The Dalles, Coast http://100milediet.org/get-started/map

7. Case study #1: Polyface Farm Joel Salatin video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIbXU5i R2P4 (1:42) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIbXU5i R2P4

8. Case Study #2: Abundant Life Farm (Dallas, Oregon) Abundant Life Farm (Oregon) http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M3686 http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M3686 http://www.veoh.com/videos/v14930416rdD3 sj8g (6:34)http://www.veoh.com/videos/v14930416rdD3 sj8g What did you notice about the chicken coops? (Pollan, pages 126-127) How much land did the pigs require? What did the fences look like? How big were the cattle? How do they sell their products?

9. Pig Farm Industrial or Local? Organic or Not? How can you tell?

10. Broiler Chickens Industrial or Local? Organic or Not? How can you tell?

11. Cows What are they eating? How much land do the need? Where does the waste go? Industrial or Local? Organic or Not? How can you tell?

12. Social Engineering Agriculture

13. Social Engineering Leverage Points Policy: Legislation, regulation, standards & guidance. Economic or Financial Stimulus: Subsidies, creating markets, pricing, grants and loans, investments. Technology: Encouraging inventions, adoption of new technology, implementation on a wide scale.

14. Social Engineering in Agriculture A mini - exercise Write down one of each of the following: Examples of Agriculture Policies Examples of Technologies in Agriculture Examples of Financing in Agriculture

15. Social Engineering in Agriculture Examples of agriculture policies –Industrial agriculture (Butz) –USDA definitions & certifications of organic foods Examples of technologies –Plant 1 acre in 18 min (King Corn) –GM crops –GPS/Satellite auto-steering (fertilizer, fuel costs) –Soil, nutrient sensors –Feedlots, antibiotics Examples of Financing –Public funds make the difference for a corn farmer –Private/ventures in biotech, –agribusiness (Cargill, ADM, Unilever)

16. Discussion Questions Do we have effective social engineering targeted to increase production and consumption of Organic food? Should we? Do we have social engineering targeted to increase production and consumption of Local foods? Should we? What about water & energy needs? What about land use? Who will do the work of local farming?

17. Omnivore’s Dilemma Ch 10: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Pasture Ch 11: The Animals: Practicing Complexity Ch 12: Slaughter: In a Glass Abattoir Reconciling Livestock and the Environment