Food

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 * Discovery Questions:**

Is it necessary to use highly packaged foods on our campus? What needs to change about this? Does the food you eat sustain your body well? How much of what you eat on our campus is produced locally? If food is not produced locally what is the impact on our environment? Is it possible to get everything that we need locally? What would need to change in order to do this? What would the economic impact be on our school if we purchased more locally produce foods? What would it be on our community? How much of the food consumed on our campus is organic? What would be the economic impact on our school and the local market if Punahou committed to buying only (or a higher % of ) organic food? Other schools have made the shift to eating local and organic, how did they do it? How were there circumstances similar or different from ours? What are students thinking about when they buy food at school? Would they eat healthier alternatives if they were available? How much food do we have on campus? What is it used for? (% to cafeteria, snack bar, faculty dining, special events, etc.) How would students feel about having a buffet style cafeteria that uses reusable trays, utensils, etc. ? Would that be possible with the academy block schedual? Does Punahou order too much food? Is some of this food going to waste? We could reduce the number of sodas or drinks with a high sugar count to promote drinking water? Maybe we could encourage student to bring their own reusable bottles of water?
 * One problem with fully organic: not enough food production. GMO might be the way to go. GMOs are usually actually harmless. Humans have changed the genetic structure of plants and animals for thousands of years through domestication. GMOs are just a faster continuation of this process.
 * Doest buffet style waste perishable foods?
 * Doesn't fit many people. Too little time
 * Fun fact: Bottled water is a waste of money (unless you reuse the bottle).
 * many bottled water companies break their own standards
 * sometimes the water is dirtied then filtered to get the company's standards
 * from a municipal source (aka tap water)


 * Project Ideas:**
 * Study hydroponic farming
 * Visit a hydroponic farm [|1]


 * Projects in Progress:**