food provence

Question 1

What is food provenance?

Answer 1

Food provenance refers to where food is grown and how animals are raised.

Question 2

What are the benefits of food provenance?

Answer 2

Food provenance helps consumers choose specific products, eat a more seasonal diet, engage with producers, and increase food security.

Question 3

How does food provenance protect the environment?

Answer 3

Food provenance can help protect the environment by identifying the origin of produce and promoting sustainable practices.

Question 4

What knowledge does food provenance increase?

Answer 4

Food provenance increases food knowledge and helps maintain food culture.

Question 5

How does food provenance improve animal welfare?

Answer 5

Food provenance can improve animal welfare by ensuring better practices in how animals are raised.

Question 6

Why are consumers more interested in food provenance?

Answer 6

Consumers are more interested due to concerns about worker exploitation, environmental protection, and animal welfare.

Question 7

What types of food are commonly associated with food provenance?

Answer 7

Common types include cows (veal), fish, shellfish, potatoes, apples, pigs, poultry, lamb, and parsnips.

Question 8

What is seasonal produce?

Answer 8

Seasonal food that is fresh and ready to eat during its preferred season.

Example: blackberries, strawberries.

Question 9

Why do consumers purchase organic food?

Answer 9

They believe animals are treated less intensively, may not be sprayed with pesticides, could be less harmful to the environment, and may not enjoy processed food.

Question 10

What are the characteristics of intensive farming?

Answer 10

High yield crops, pesticides used to control weeds and pests, chemical fertilizers to enrich the soil, animals kept indoors with limited space, and mechanized agriculture.

Question 11

What are the characteristics of organic farming?

Answer 11

Crop rotation linked to season, hand weeding and natural pest control, green manure and composting to enrich soil, animals are given space to move freely, and labor-intensive agriculture.

Question 12

Why should we eat two portions of fish a week?

Answer 12

High in omega 3, high in Vitamin D, healthy oils, low in saturated fats, high in iron, and high in protein.

Question 13

What are examples of oily fish?

Answer 13

Mackerel, sardines, rainbow trout, salmon, and fresh tuna.

Question 14

What are examples of white fish?

Answer 14

Cod, haddock, prawns, mussels, crabs, and scallops.

Question 15

What is a method to catch crabs?

Answer 15

Pots and creels - baited with fish, placed on the seabed to be collected later.

Question 16

What is line caught fishing?

Answer 16

A method using baited hooks, applicable for large or small-scale fishing (e.g., mackerel).

Question 17

What is trawling?

Answer 17

Drawing a net towed by a boat around a school of fish (e.g., tuna).

Question 18

What is dredging?

Answer 18

Dragging metal-framed nets with rakes attached through the seabed to release shellfish (e.g., mussels).

Question 19

What are the big five fish to be careful with?

Answer 19

Cod, haddock, salmon, canned tuna, and prawns.

Question 20

What does the Dolphin Safe logo indicate?

Answer 20

It certifies that the fish is caught in a way that does not harm dolphins.

Question 21

What fish should be avoided due to vulnerability?

Answer 21

Skipjack tuna, swordfish, skate, and eel.

Question 22

What is a tip for choosing more sustainable fish?

Answer 22

Eat more variety and check out alternatives.