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The Food Issue 2017 GrainsWest 16
TABLE TALK BY LINDSEY VERHAEGHE
Can you
Feed 9 billion
people by the year 2050?
Download and play for free
HOWWILLWESUSTAINABLYFEED
9BILLIONPEOPLEBYTHEYEAR2050?
ACROSS THE PROVINCE, STUDENTSARE EXPERIENCING
AGRICULTURE INAWAY THAT’SNEVER BEENTAUGHT BEFORE
SCHOOL EDITION
Journey 2050 is a free curriculum-based school program. It takes students through
a virtual simulation that explores world food sustainability. Using an inquiry-based
approach, the program encourages students to make decisions and adjust them as
they see their impact on society, the environment and the economy at a local and
global scale.
Farm families from Kenya, India and Canada guide students through the experience
while showcasing things such as best management practices, innovations, limiting
factors and the ripple effect of choices.
The program is available online, with all lesson plans provided, or as a field trip at the
Calgary Stampede grounds.
HOME EDITION
The number one question students ask after finishing Journey 2050 is, “Can I play this
game at home?”
Journey 2050 is available in the iOS/Android/Windows store as a free download,
but it was intended for a classroom setting.
As a result, Farmers 2050 was created. Students can now virtually farm at home, but
there is a twist to the new game!
Droughts occur, mortgage payments come due and farm chores never stop.
Students have a chance to discover what it really takes to feed the world.
Players must plant crops, raise animals and craft goods to sell, while still managing
the three pillars of sustainability: environmental, economic and social.
New additions to the game also include advice from local experts, such as an
agronomist, veterinarian and mechanic. Plus, they can customize and decorate their
farm to make it one of a kind.
Along the way, real farmers from around the world will show them what they are
doing on their farms.
Farmers 2050 is free to play and there are no advertisements or in-app purchases.
It was written with teachers and industry experts across North America.
Learn more at and