Food produced here
Despite unforgiving conditions, like permafrost and high altitudes, food is still produced able to be produced in the tundra. Fungi, lichens, flowers and shrubs all provide the necessary nutrients for herbivores to survive in this climate. Fish is a staple for people living in and around the tundra, salmon is the most eaten fish in the frozen north. It is either smoked or eaten raw, caught straight out of the oceans or rivers. Berries are in abundance in the north. Berries are high in vitamin C and provide one of the main sources of nutrients in a diet of the this region. This is especially in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia. The Inuit people harvest berries in the summer months and eat them fresh, or have them frozen in the winter.
Wild game is also an extremely valuable food source in the tundra. The type of game that is eaten depends primarily on proximity and location in relation to the sea. Most of the inland game consists of caribous, but if you're closer to the ocean, seal is in the prime position for food. Bears, foxes, arctic birds, hare, whales and walrus are some other options. Depending on the area of the tundra you are in, greens and roots are also an option. The tundra has around 400 species of flowering varieties. Some species that provide a food source are edible leaves and plant roots, seaweed and perhaps even clover.
Wild game is also an extremely valuable food source in the tundra. The type of game that is eaten depends primarily on proximity and location in relation to the sea. Most of the inland game consists of caribous, but if you're closer to the ocean, seal is in the prime position for food. Bears, foxes, arctic birds, hare, whales and walrus are some other options. Depending on the area of the tundra you are in, greens and roots are also an option. The tundra has around 400 species of flowering varieties. Some species that provide a food source are edible leaves and plant roots, seaweed and perhaps even clover.
peoples of the tundra
This is an image of two men wearing clothing that would originally have been worn in the arctic to keep warm.
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The diet of people who live in the region has adapted out of pure necessity. There are very few vegetarian options to be found, so it is rare to find someone who doesn't eat meat. The bodies of people have had to adapt to eat raw meats, generally seal, walrus, fish and reindeer. Animal skin is the clothing of choice in thso environment. This is due to the fact it's easily accessible and stops waste. Men and women dress tend to dress alike for practicality amd warmth. Clothing often consists of a fur coat and insulated boots, made from animal skin and lined with fur or wool.
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Farming metHods
The original methods for catching or collecting for involved harvesting and forging for food. It also required hunting, through the use of harpoons, fish and seals were caught, ice fishing was also popular for catching food. Bow and arrows proved vital in catching large game. Almost everyone lived off the produce either they, or their neighbours, are able to grow. In smaller, more community based towns, in places like Greenland and Alaska, a successful hunt could provide meat to an entire area.
Nowadays, this is not the case. Large scale fish farms, which generally farm salmon, reindeer farms, which produced venison and fresh produce farms now exist. As new technology is being produced, there is now possibility of permafrost farming solutions and arctic greenhouses.
Nowadays, this is not the case. Large scale fish farms, which generally farm salmon, reindeer farms, which produced venison and fresh produce farms now exist. As new technology is being produced, there is now possibility of permafrost farming solutions and arctic greenhouses.
Reindeer Domestication
The domestication of dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep and poultry is possible, well so is the case for reindeer. In North America, reindeer farming is a growing industry, with products like reindeer sausages and reindeer meatballs available. Reindeer are herded and bred on farms and taken to slaughter. They are also used for milk, just like cattle. Reindeer farming is a main areas of food production in the tundra.
The domestication of dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep and poultry is possible, well so is the case for reindeer. In North America, reindeer farming is a growing industry, with products like reindeer sausages and reindeer meatballs available. Reindeer are herded and bred on farms and taken to slaughter. They are also used for milk, just like cattle. Reindeer farming is a main areas of food production in the tundra.
Fish Farms
Aquaculture is the fastest growing produced in the food industry. There are two types of fish farms, land based, and sea based. Fish farming in the tundra is done mostly in the arctic. Aquaculture in the tundra is a mostly sustainable industry, in Iceland for example, at sea based farms, arctic trout is farmed in clean waters and organically certified chemical free. Sea based fish farming is completed in large 'arena-like' areas, which are netted so that fish cannot leave the area. Food supplies are rearely added to feed the fish being bred, as food straight from the ocean is eaten. The nets are large enough to let this food through. When mature, these fish are removed from the water and taken to either factories or market. |
This image shows what a sea based fish farm looks like under the water.
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Land based fish farms are often built near or on water ways and oceans. Here, fish are raised in tanks or manmade ponds and fed with pallets and chemicals. Sea based fish farms are normally extensive, the require less attendance and produced much less toxic waste. Land based fish farms tend to be intensive, producing higher waste contents and catches that are more likely to be inedible.