Healthy Garden, Healthy Food Flashcards
Why are pesticides bad?
Pesticides can contaminate soil, water, turf, and other vegetation.
What do organic farmers do differently to other farmers that makes there process and food better?
Organic farmers and food producers grow and produce food without using synthetic chemicals such as pesticides and artificial fertilizers. As well as treating and caring animals fairly
What are some good personal habits you should follow in the kitchen?
Wash your hands before preparing food, clean the workspace, wash the vegetables, check the best before date on the produce and cook meats thoroughly. Check for mold on the produce, don’t allow raw foods from being in contact with cooked or ready-to-eat foods and avoid preparing food if you are sick.
How long should you wash your hands for?
20 secs (Bday song)
How and why do seeds grow?
When a seed is exposed to the proper conditions, water and oxygen are taken in through the seed coat. The embryo’s cells start to enlarge. Then, the seed coat breaks open
What do plants need to grow?
Water, Nutrients, Air, Light, Temperature, Space, and Time
Agriculture
the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
Compost
decayed organic material used as a fertilizer for growing plants.
Mulching
treat or cover with mulch.
Food security
the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
Fertillising
make (soil or land) more fertile or productive by adding suitable substances to it.
Green manure
a fertiliser consisting of growing plants that are ploughed back into the soil.
Sustainability
the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
Organic farming
(of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals.
Harvesting
gather (a crop) as a harvest.
