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    Kristen Victor 4/23/2019 2:17 PM
    Continuing to learn more about Silvopasture.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    Had you heard of the term "silvopasture" before now? After learning more about it, what do you think is the biggest advantage of silvopasture?

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    Kristen Victor 4/21/2019 6:42 PM
    Silvopasture is the intentional combination of trees, forage plants and livestock together as an integrated, intensively-managed system.

    Healthy EcoSystem with reduced waste stream.

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      Kristen Victor 4/23/2019 2:24 PM
      A friend posted about Silvopasture on his own farm and how the decline of ecosystems due to the environmental impact is significantly.  I am continually intrigued to learn more.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials
    What could you do differently to waste less?

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    Kristen Victor 4/21/2019 6:40 PM
    Shop only at my local farmers markets with my own bags, no plastics.  Reduce my waste by consumption of my waste.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials
    Concrete is a good example of a material that most of us encounter every day, but may its carbon footprint is not obvious. What other everyday materials might have a large carbon footprint? How can you find out more?

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    Kristen Victor 4/21/2019 6:39 PM
    Water has a large carbon footprint.

    Research where our water comes from and the nexus between energy and water to better understand the energy usage.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    How does knowing the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates empower you to make better decisions?

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    Kristen Victor 4/21/2019 6:32 PM
    To know when the food is fresh and not expired.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food
    What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

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    Kristen Victor 4/21/2019 6:31 PM
    Researched Aquaponics as a viable food source.  You can grown 80,000# of shrimp in a 20' x 40' greenhouse.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity Generation
    What did you learn about wave and tidal energy? Were you surprised by the information you found?

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    Kristen Victor 4/21/2019 6:29 PM
    Tidal energy is produced by the tides of the ocean. ... There is a lot of energy in the movement of that much water. Renewable Energy, Wave and Tidal power is considered renewable energy because we don't "use up" anything when we convert their energy to something usable like electricity.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Buildings and Cities
    What did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?

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    Kristen Victor 4/21/2019 6:27 PM
    Working on an EcoDistrict, focusing on opportunities for community scale resources rather than an individual building.