DOI
https://doi.org/10.62812/MMPM5317
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
In Review
Publication Date
Summer 6-9-2026
Keywords
Food Systems, Food Sovereignty, Climate Risk, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Community Resilience, Hydroponics, Food Access, Transportation, Environmental Adaptation
Description
Students examine how food moves through a food system and investigate how climate disruptions can affect food access in rural and tribal communities. Through analysis of food supply chains, transportation networks, and weather-related challenges, students explore the concept of food sovereignty and its connection to community resilience. Students evaluate how hydroponics can reduce vulnerability within local food systems by increasing year-round food production and local control. This lesson builds upon students’ understanding of hydroponics from Lesson 1 and prepares them to view hydroponics as a community-based solution to environmental and food access challenges.
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Scenario: A severe winter storm closes highways leading into the community for several days. Grocery stores begin experiencing delivery delays and limited produce availability. Students are challenged to investigate how food reaches their community, identify vulnerabilities within the food system, and evaluate whether local hydroponic food production could help reduce dependence on outside supply chains.
Pages
10
Type
Lesson Plan
Format
Language
English
Publisher
Open Prairie, South Dakota State University
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Magno, Jaysel, & Barbon, Genesis (2026). Lesson 2. Food Systems, Climate Risk, and Food Sovereignty. I-LEARN Teaching Resources. Volume 8 (1): 295- 304; DOI: https://doi.org/10.62812/MMPM5317