What does it take to sustainable feed and clothe my community for day
This is the question that the team had to think of and came with solution. By sustainably feeding and clothing for a day, do we aim to provide people with the ingredients and materials to continue to fend for themselves without falling back into old habits, or simply feed and clothe them from recycled materials that have the potential for sustainability? We had to consider the fact that we live in the Blue Mountain of NSW, 76,583 people and counting. With such a large population, the issue of how large the area classified as the City Of The Blue Mountains actually was. One road essentially provides access to 27 towns, and we had to decide the best way to give everyone what they would need but in the most sustainable way we could, including environmentally friendly transport, an issue covered by the ideas of Sustainable Development. Here are some ideas that crossed our minds...
We knew that, in order to achieved instantly edible food, we would have to set up a food centre in each town, so that’s 27 centres, they would have to be large enough to support 2835 people per feeding, so we decided that we would need 50 people per centre to give the town there food. That means we need 1350 workers for the one city, each with approximately 50 people to have the rations to. However in saying this, feeding them pre-cooked food would most likely produce the opposite effect, and the idea be unsustainable for long periods of time. Giving raw materials, perhaps straight from the farmers and producers would encourage a reliable economy and support local farmers and businessess. Although this does not give the family or individual reliance on only themselves, but a reliability, and inturn a sustainable relationship throughout the community.
It was agreed that the most effective way to encourage sustainable development, and inturn, a sustainable way to feed and clothe communities is to work to bond the community. The idea was not to create a relationship between just those needing food and clothing, but those responsible for producing them. A bond between the community and the local agricutltural industry not only promotes strong economy, but the demands of the population reach those who need to meet the demands. We knew that, in order to achieved instantly edible food, we would have to set up a food centre in each town, so that’s 27 centres, they would have to be large enough to support 2835 people per feeding, so we decided that we would need 50 people per centre to give the town there food. That means we need 1350 workers for the one city, each with approximately 50 people to have the rations to. However in saying this, feeding them pre-cooked food would most likely produce the opposite effect, and the idea be unsustainable for long periods of time. Giving raw materials, perhaps straight from the farmers and producers would encourage a reliable economy and support local farmers and businessess. Although this does not give the family or individual reliance on only themselves, but a reliability, and inturn a sustainable relationship throughout the community.
Although this is not a fool-proof way to feed and clothe a community for a day, developing relationships and encouraging self reliance produces action for sustainable development, the topic surroung food, clothing and the problem of Australia's growing population.
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