Omnivore's Dilemma for Environmental Change

Funded Aug 13, 2019

Thank you so much for providing the classroom set of Omnivore's Dilemma. With this donation I was able to incorporate this book into my AP Environmental Science curriculum, which has enhanced students' understanding of how the industrial food system has impacted our health and environment.

The book has been incorporated into my Land and Water Use unit, in which students first learn about soil use, agriculture, deforestation, irrigation, pesticide use, groundwater use, and dams. As students read Omnivore's Dilemma, they've been able to see the application of the content in the real world, from industrial food production to small scale farming. Since I teach students who live in a city, they are often very disconnected from how food is produced, with many never having seen a farm. This book allowed us to have rich class discussions about how the food we eat is produced, insuring students to think more closely about the choices they make when it comes to food.

After reading a few chapters, we have class discussions where students share their thoughts and wonderings while connecting what they've read back to the content we've been learning in class. These discussions have deepened students' understanding of the environmental impacts of agriculture and have hopefully had long-lasting impacts on their lives. Thank you for your donation and allowing this to happen in my classroom.”

With gratitude,

Ms. A.