This document discusses strategies for a more circular economy including organic farming, permaculture, urban farming, sustainable sourcing of fish and meat, seasonal food consumption, and reducing waste and losses. Organic farming avoids artificial fertilizers and pesticides and uses natural alternatives instead. Permaculture grows crops in harmony with nature. Urban farming uses urban spaces like rooftops to grow food. Sourcing fish and meat locally or from organic farms limits environmental damage. Eating seasonal foods decreases imports, and reducing production and consumption waste saves a lot of food. All of these strategies could apply to and help enable a circular economy by closing resource loops.
This document discusses strategies for a more circular economy including organic farming, permaculture, urban farming, sustainable sourcing of fish and meat, seasonal food consumption, and reducing waste and losses. Organic farming avoids artificial fertilizers and pesticides and uses natural alternatives instead. Permaculture grows crops in harmony with nature. Urban farming uses urban spaces like rooftops to grow food. Sourcing fish and meat locally or from organic farms limits environmental damage. Eating seasonal foods decreases imports, and reducing production and consumption waste saves a lot of food. All of these strategies could apply to and help enable a circular economy by closing resource loops.
This document discusses strategies for a more circular economy including organic farming, permaculture, urban farming, sustainable sourcing of fish and meat, seasonal food consumption, and reducing waste and losses. Organic farming avoids artificial fertilizers and pesticides and uses natural alternatives instead. Permaculture grows crops in harmony with nature. Urban farming uses urban spaces like rooftops to grow food. Sourcing fish and meat locally or from organic farms limits environmental damage. Eating seasonal foods decreases imports, and reducing production and consumption waste saves a lot of food. All of these strategies could apply to and help enable a circular economy by closing resource loops.
Strategy Advantages Disadvantages Could this apply to a circular
economy? How? Why?
Organic farming Growing crops without artificial fertilizers and pesticides. Natural alternatives are used. Permaculture Growing of crops in a sustainable way in harmony with nature. Urban farming initiatives This is the use of urban spaces such as roof tops to grow crops. Fish and meat from sustainable sources Buying fish and meat from sources that do little damage to the environment such as locally sourced meat or meat from organic farming Seasonal food consumption Buying food crops that are in season which will decrease food imports. Reduced waste and losses Lots of food is wasted in the production and consumption.