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Sustainability Flashcards

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What are the three pillars of sustainabilty?

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Economic viability.

Social equity.

Environmental protection.

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What are the negative impacts of horticultural practices?

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use of fossil fuels in powered equipment, transport and the heating of
glasshouses

§ impact of monocultures on biodiversity

§ Biosecurity

§ importation of pests and diseases

§ soil degradation

§ leachate release

§ peat, pesticide, water, and plastic usage

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How to prevent pollution in your garden?

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Go Chemical Free (IPM)
Physical, biological, chemical

Use plants to tackle pollution - use hedges, not fences; indoor houseplants, remove concrete

PLastic free garden

Soil care

Water usage

Right plant right place

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How to prevent use of fossil fuels?

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Source equip/plants from local suppliers.

Use electrical or battery operated equip.

Reduce the frequency of tool or transport use.

Improve glasshouse insulation.

Grow plants in glasshouses that require less heating.

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Impact of monocultures in gardens?

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No biodiversity.

Provides less nectar/pollen and habitats.

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Biosecurity?

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Importing pests and diseases.

Buy local as it already grows here and may not bring in new pests.

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How does hort contribute to 3 pillars of sustainability?

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  1. ECONOMIC: Britain provides garden tourism from around the world; hort workers; hotels; restaurants; gift shops
  2. SOCIAL EQUITY:
    Gardens for all; especially in low income neighborhoods. Green therapy and pride in neighborhood reduces crime.
  3. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: Providing corridors and habitat for wildlife.
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What is net positive for hort?

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Benefitting wider environment.

new way of doing business;

Business puts back into society more than it takes out.

Puts more back into global economy.

Puts more back into environment than it takes out.

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Give an example of net positive hort

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TREE PLANTING:
Production, transport, stakes and guards have negative impact.

Benefits of newly planted woodland on society: green space, wellness and wildlife can offset this negative.

Ex; purchase of land, trees= economic benefit (employment)

Woodlands sequester carbon while supporting wildlife.

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What are positive impacts of hort?

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carbon sequestration
water retention
soil retention
habitat for wildlife

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Negative impacts of hort?

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transportation
heating of structures
packaging of produce
fertilizer production
extraction of peat
manufacturing of products.
Water usage.

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How does Hort mitigate climate change with water usage?

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Rain barrels (water butts)
Slowing rainwater
Reduces flooding w/plants
Provides shade
Rain gardens
Retains soil moisture

Water is the bloodstream of the biosphere. But we are profoundly changing the water cycle. This is now affecting the health of the entire planet.

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Impact of Climate Change on Hort

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Plant resilience to drought.
Plant resilience to rainfall and flooding.
Plant resilience to wind and extreme weather.
reduced vernalization period. (amount of cold temps to germinate and flower)

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Impact of Climate Change on gardens?

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Plant establishment:
Spring droughts -planting window?
High temps stress
Impacts of drought.

Garden maintenance:
New and novel plant health risks.
Longer growing seasons
Effect on pollinators (phenology - cycles of plants)
pollarding of trees and other stormscape concepts.
Developing rain gardens

People based factors:
High UV conditions
Extreme heat
Extreme weather events

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Name some organizations that are involved in research trials.

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RHS Plant Trials
Kew Science
Agriculture and Hort Development Board
Stockbridge Tech. Centre
Tree and Design Action Group
Gardening Which?

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Give an example of trial results

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RHS: Efficacy of diff control methods to manage slugs:

Gastropod Barriers
The barriers used were:

crushed eggshells
pine bark mulch
copper tape
sharp horticultural grit
wool pellets

Unreliable results -perhaps copper. Best to bin them or take them away.

Best to create habitat for predators: birds, frogs

  1. Slug pellets
  2. Nematode biological controls
17
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What was the RHS research on cucumbers?

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AGM testing.

Judging critera:
Yield
Uniformity of fruit
Flavour
Skin colour and texture
REsistance to disease

Cucumber ‘Carmen’ AGM 2002, reconfirmed 2021

Delistar AGM 2021

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What is the Equality Act 2010?

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the basic framework of protection against direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation in services and public functions, premi, work, education, associations and transport

9 Protected characteristics:

Age, Disability, Gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, Race, Religion or belief, Sex, Sexual orientation, Maternity and pregnancy

19
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Human Rights Act 1998

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Sets out the fundamental rights and freedom that everyone in the UK is entitled to. (Incl. European Convention on Human RIghts ECHR). CAME INTO FORCE IN OCT 2000.

Right to life
Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom from slavery or forced labor
Right to liberty and security
Right to a fair trial
No punishment without law
Freedom of thought, belief and religion
Freedom of expression
Right to education
Right to participate in free elections
RIght to marry and start a family
Respect for your private and family life, home and correspondence
Freedom of assembly and associaiton
Abolition of the death penalty

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What does the Human Rights Act do? What effects?

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  1. Ability to seek justice in a British Court. (no longer European Ct).
  2. Public Bodies must respect your rights (Public bodies must respect and protect)
  3. All new laws will nearly always compatible with the rights set out in the ECHR)
21
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Example of Age Related discrimination in Hort

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A. Older - less able to keep up with technology, apply new working methods or do hard labour.

B. Younger - feel excluded from market because jobs ask for experience.

22
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Concepts of respect, fairness and dignity in relation to Hort.

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Working in an environment that promotes diversity

The important of mutual trust

Respect for human rights and equal opportunity

Ensure there is no unlawful discrimination or victimization.

Treat fairly and equally without discrimination of protected class.

Right for people to form and join a legally recognizated union of their choice

communication channels that enable employees to consult and have an effective dialouge with the organizations management team.

transparent, fair and confidential procedures for employees to raise relevant concerns/whistleblow.

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What are the negative aspects and specific meaning of discrimination as defined in legislation?

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Where A treats B less favourably than A treats others.

Employers must not discriminate by treating a job applicant or employee unfavourable because of a disability.

Where employers do not make reasonable adjustments where a disabled applicant or employee is placed at a substantial disadvantage

LEgislation applies to employees and self-emmployed.

No qualifying period of employment necessary to pursue a discrimination claim, unlike fair dismissal.

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What are the negative aspects and specific meaning of Victimization?

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Treating a person less favourably because they have complained (or intend to complain) about discrimination, or because they have supported another person.

The concept that no one should be disciplined or dismissed for complaining about discrimination or harassment at work.

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What are the negative aspects and specific meaning harassment?

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any unwanted physical, verbal or nonverbal conduct that has the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them.

26
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What are the advantages of inclusive cultures?

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Increased creativity
Increased innovation
Increased staff retention
Increased motivation
Becoming a first-choice employer
Staff feel secure, and work to a higher level

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