Healthy Soil, Healthy Purpose | Bryan Flower | TEDxNIU

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj7A-mbAZHU

Zusammenfassung

TLDRDie spreker deel sy ervaring as sjef en boer, en beklemtoon die belangrikheid van gesonde grond in die voedselstelsel. Hy verduidelik hoe gesonde grond 'n ekosisteem van mikrobes en ander lewensvorme ondersteun wat die voedingstowwe in voedsel bepaal. Hy bespreek die negatiewe impak van industriële landbou op grondgesondheid en die gevolge daarvan op die voeding van voedsel. Die NIU se eetbare kampus projek bevorder die verbouing van voedingryke voedsel en leer studente oor die verband tussen voedselstelsels en gesondheid. Die spreker moedig die gehoor aan om klein aksies te neem om gesonde grond en voedsel te ondersteun, en beklemtoon die belangrikheid van diversiteit en geduld in die proses van grondgesondheid en die vind van jou doel.

Mitbringsel

  • 👨‍🍳 Gesonde grond is lewendig en ondersteun 'n ekosisteem.
  • 🌱 Gesonde grond bepaal die voedingstowwe in voedsel.
  • 🚜 Industriële landbou het 'n negatiewe impak op grondgesondheid.
  • 🍏 Voedsel verloor voedingstowwe na oes.
  • 🌍 Gesonde grond weerspieël die gesondheid van die samelewing.
  • 🤝 Ondersteun plaaslike boere en leer oor voedselbronne.
  • 🌿 Begin klein, soos om 'n saad te plant.
  • 📚 Betrokkenheid by voedselonderwys is belangrik.
  • 🌈 Diversiteit in grond is lewenskragtig.
  • ⏳ Gesonde grond neem tyd om te bou.

Zeitleiste

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    Die spreker begin met 'n interaktiewe benadering deur die gehoor te vra om 'Ja, sjef' te sê, wat die atmosfeer lig en die gehoor betrek. Hy deel sy passie vir kos en hoe dit hom na boerdery gelei het, met 'n fokus op die belangrikheid van gesonde grond. Hy verduidelik dat gesonde grond 'n lewende ekosisteem is wat mikrobes, insekte en ander organismes insluit wat saamwerk om voedingstowwe te skep wat die plante voed. Die spreker beklemtoon dat die gesondheid van die grond direk verband hou met die voedingstigheid van die kos wat ons eet, en dat ons moderne landboupraktyke die grond se ekosisteem en voedingstowwe benadeel het, wat gelei het tot 'n afname in die voedingstigheid van voedsel oor die afgelope 70 jaar. Hy noem spesifiek dat voedsel binne vyf dae na die oes tot 50% van sy vitamien C kan verloor, wat 'n negatiewe impak op menslike gesondheid kan hê. Die spreker sluit af deur die belangrikheid van gesonde grond te verbind met die gesondheid van die samelewing en die rol wat elke individu kan speel in die ondersteuning van plaaslike boere en die bevordering van 'n gesonde voedselstelsel.

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Video-Fragen und Antworten

  • Wat is die belangrikheid van gesonde grond?

    Gesonde grond ondersteun 'n ekosisteem wat die voedingstowwe in voedsel bepaal.

  • Hoe beïnvloed industriële landbou grondgesondheid?

    Industriële landbou het die grond se ekosisteem en voedingstowwe verarm.

  • Wat is die doel van die NIU se eetbare kampus?

    Die doel is om voedingryke voedsel te verbou en studente te leer oor voedselstelsels.

  • Hoe kan ek gesonde grond ondersteun?

    Deur plaaslike boere te ondersteun, 'n tuin te plant of meer te leer oor voedselbronne.

  • Wat is die gevolge van verminderde voedingstowwe in voedsel?

    Dit kan lei tot gesondheidsprobleme soos immuunafwykings en moegheid.

  • Wat is die rol van biodiversiteit in grond?

    Biodiversiteit in grond is lewenskragtig en versterk die ekosisteem.

  • Hoe kan ek 'n verskil maak?

    Begin klein, soos om 'n saad te plant of kosreste te komposteer.

  • Wat leer ons van gesonde grond?

    Gesonde grond weerspieël die gesondheid van ons samelewing.

  • Wat is die verband tussen voedsel en gesondheid?

    Voedsel wat in gesonde grond verbou word, is meer voedingryk en ondersteun gesondheid.

  • Hoe kan ek meer betrokke raak by voedselonderwys?

    Deelname aan projekte soos die eetbare kampus of ander gemeenskapsinisiatiewe.

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    structure. It's also interconnected
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    food system. Now, NIU's edible campus
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    over the past two years has been taking
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    over green space throughout the
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    university and growing nutrient-dense
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    We've created opportunities for students
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    becoming part of the edible campus
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    faculty to learn and work towards
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    solving complex challenges such as food
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    insecurity or soil
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    regeneration. We're helping to reconnect
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    the dots between our food system and our
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    health.
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    Some of the studies that we're working
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    on will be able to show how
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    nutrient-dense food grown in healthy
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    soil can truly nourish both mind and
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    body. And as a purposeful
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    community, we're encouraging literacy in
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    food systems. We're bringing back
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    curiosity and trying to engage people to
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    understand and know where their food
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    comes from. Now, if the edible campus
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    and more importantly healthy soil has
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    taught me anything about purpose, start
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    small. The smallest action. Planting a
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    seed, composting your food
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    scraps, or even sharing a meal with
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    somebody can have a profound
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    impact.
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    Diversity. Biodiversity in soil is life.
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    It's strength.
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    Diversity of thought, perspective, and
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    experience are the richness that makes
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    life worth
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    living. And be patient. Healthy soil
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    takes time to build, just like finding
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    your
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    purpose. However, your purpose will come
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    if you stick to the
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    process. So, as I leave you today, I
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    want you to think a little bit about
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    your purpose in this role. When you walk
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    outside, I want you to look at the soil
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    and think about its ability to grow and
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    heal and think, what role do I play in
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    this? Perhaps it's supporting your local
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    farmers and buying the products that
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    they grow directly from
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    them. Maybe it's planting your own
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    garden or just learning about where your
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    food comes from. At niu's edible campus,
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    we're building a community where soil,
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    food, and education all fit
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    together. Healthy soil is not just the
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    purpose of healthy food. Healthy soil is
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    healthy life. What piece of the puzzle
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    will you solve today? Thank you.
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    [Applause]
Tags
  • gesonde grond
  • voedselstelsel
  • NIU
  • eetbare kampus
  • biodiversiteit
  • voedingstowwe
  • industriële landbou
  • gemeenskapsinisiatiewe
  • doel
  • lewe