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The concept of urban agriculture may conjure up images of rooftop, backyard or community gardens scattered among downtown city streets and surrounding neighborhoods. But in the Seattle area, and within and beyond the Puget Sound region, it means a great deal more. “Urban agriculture doesn’t necessarily equate to
production that occurs only in a metropolitan urban area, “says Jason Niebler, who directs the Sustainable
Agriculture Education (SAgE) Initiative at Seattle Central Community College. “It means we are providing for growing population food needs from surrounding rural landscapes, as well as from the core urban landscape.”
Picture a series of concentric circles, with an urban core that produces some food at varying capacities, surrounded by a series of outlying rings of small farms that become increasingly more rural with distance. The hope is that such land use planning, from the inner core to the outer rings, will encourage local ecologically sound sustainable food production. This, in turn, will create local jobs and decrease reliance on distant food
products that originate from petroleum-intensive large scale farms.
That’s the idea behind SAgE, believed to be the nation’s first metropolitan-based community college sustainable agriculture program that emphasizes farming practices across diverse landscape types from urban centers to surrounding rural environs. “It’s small scale agriculture with an urban focus,” Niebler says. “Any urban population, large or small, can practice sustainable agriculture, improve food security and protect the
environment, which ultimately results in resilient food systems and communities.”
SAgE is a part of National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program, which is providing the project with $157,375 over two years. ATE’s goal is to support projects that strengthen the skills of technicians who work in industries regarded as vital to the national’s prosperity and security. The support largely goes to community colleges that work in partnership with universities, secondary schools,
businesses and industries, as well as government agencies, which design and implement model workforce initiatives.
The SAgE project focuses on the environmental, socioeconomic, political and cultural issues related to sustainable food systems, within Puget Sound watersheds through student and community education and research, and technological innovation. The curriculum offers courses that cover such issues as agricultural ecology, urban food systems, food politics and ethics, soil science, sustainable food production and technology,
the integration of food and forests, and career opportunities.
“We’ve created a curriculum that is fundamental in nature, addressing the principles of sustainable agriculture and what a food system is – how it functions both locally and globally,” Niebler says. “These courses are challenging, robust and inspirational. One of the really wonderful things about them is that we offer service learning opportunities, where students volunteer a portion of their time to working with local partner
organizations. They can do a research project, or a service learning option. The ideal would be to prompt students into careers that involve sustainable practices in an urban agriculture setting.”
Adapted from “Promoting Sustainable Agriculture” by Mariene Cimons
The phrase “in partnership with” in paragraph 4 probably means _______.
A. together with
B. in addition to
C. in place of
D. instead of
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She took a course in fine arts ………………starting her own business in interior design
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The US president Barack Obama …………….an official visit to Vietnam in May 2016, which is of great significance to the comprehensive bilateral partnership
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The Government has brought ………………a new law in an effort to prevent further environmental deterioration
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A waiter in a restaurant is talking to a customer who has just finished his meal there. Select the most suitable response to complete the exchange
- Waiter: “Here’s your bill, sir”
- Customer: “………………………”
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The science of medicine, which progress has been very rapid lately, is perhaps the most important of all sciences
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Because of bad weather conditions, it took the explorers three days reaching their destination
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This part of the country is famous ………………..its beautiful landscapes and fine cuisine
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The table in the living room should be moved to …………..the new TV set
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Canned food is not as healthy as fresh food,………..?
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His dreamlike villa in the new residential quarter is the envy of his friends
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The overall aim of the book is to help bridge the gap between theory and practice, particularly in language teaching
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It is raining heavily with rolls of thunder. We ……………….such a terrible thunderstorm.
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THE DANGERS OF DIETING
Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (43)____ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (44)____ this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people see fad diets (45)____ harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them.Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (46)____ the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.
Although permanent weight loss is the (47)___, few are able to achieve it. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even (48)____ weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some (49)____ result, long-term results are very rare. (50)____, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets. (51)____ being moderate, fad diets involve extreme dietary changes. They advises eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (52)______ a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
Điền vào ô số 47
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Two close friends Tom and Kyle are talking about Kyle’s upcoming birthday. Select the most suitable response to complete the exchange
- Tom: “Can I bring a friend to your birthday party?”
- Kyle: “………………..”
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In the wake of increasing food poisoning, many consumers have turned to vegetables ………….. organically
