About half of the land on Earth is being used for some type of agriculture. Agriculture is often in the form of a farm. How we farm, either growing crops or raising animals for food, has an impact on our planet. The country of India has the most land mass used for agriculture. The United States is second. Combined, these two countries account for 22% of the land on the planet being used for agriculture. How the United States grows, distributes, and uses food has an impact on the world. In this Adventure, you will explore food and ways to conserve it, and the resources used to produce food.
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Identify foods grown or processed in your state.
Determine the benefits of purchasing food that is locally grown or processed.
Explore the concept of a food desert.
Explore the concept of a food oasis.
Learn how individuals can reduce food waste.
Participate in a conservation service project.
Identify foods grown or processed in your state.
Cub Scouts learn about food grown and processed in their state.
Visit a grocery store and talk to store manager about where food comes from.
Cub Scouts talk to a local grower about food grown in their state.
Determine the benefits of purchasing food that is locally grown or processed.
Cub Scouts calculate miles food traveled from source to table.
Cub Scouts calculate the miles that fruit has traveled for their fruit salad.
Explore the concept of a food desert.
Cub Scouts determine if they live in a food desert.
Cub Scouts find nearby food deserts.
Explore the concept of a food oasis.
Cub Scouts determine if they live in a food oasis.
Cub Scouts find a nearby food oasis.
Learn how individuals can reduce food waste.
Cub Scouts preserve food to reduce waste.
Cub Scouts plan a meal that minimizes food waste.
Cub Scouts will learn how they can reduce food waste.
Participate in a conservation service project.
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Conservation Good Turn for America, Scouting America is joining the nationwide initiative aimed at addressing the critical issue of waterway and marine debris, “aquatic trash”, offering Scouts the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the health of our waterways and ecosystems.
Cub Scouts assist with a local community garden.
Cub Scouts collect leftover pumpkins and deliver them to a local farm or animal rescue.
Cub Scouts assist with trash cleanup in their community.
Explore the World Organization for the Scouting Movement’s conservation efforts.
Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies
Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments
Managing Member Calje
David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.
Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
