Unit 2: Food Production Flashcards
Where does food come from
farm
food processor
- where it’s cleaned
distributor
-transporter
seller
organic farmers
grow plants and animals in sustainable ways
non-organic farmers can use organic approaches
soil management
farmers work hard to improve land so precious top soil does not erode i
horiculture
science of growing fruits and vegetables
aquaculture
farming of aquatic organisms
water managements
protecting water
food accessibility changes in farming
then; preserve foods for winter
now: can store longer and grow all year round
harvesting grains changes in farming
- Then: basic tools used to harvest farms, small farms, only feed 5 people
- Now: technology in equipment, more farm and feeds more than 120 people
managing pests changes in farming
- Then: helpless
* Now: treatments
soil preservations changes in farming
- Then: made soil less fertile and topsoil more susceptible to being washed away
- Now: Farmers leave stalks and roots from last year’s crop on surface to keep nutrients
milking cows changes in farming
- Then: stool and bucket only 1,000 liters of milk per year
* Now: can produce 8,500 liters of milk a year, use robots to milk and feed
farming technology changes in farming 6
- Use GPS technology
- Advance seeds
- Monitoring tools for monitoring animals
- Irrigation systems for watering crops
- Robotic milkers-milk cows
- Vertical farming (hydroponic farming)
What are environmental contaminants
• Pollutants, toxic metals, and contaminants from packaging
what is organic farming
• Organic farming: farming without the use of certain pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics growth hormones, and genetically modified organisms.
4 Canadian organic standards
health
- should enhance health of soil, plants, humans, and planet
Ecology
- work with and sustain ecosystems
Fairness
-built on relationships with regard to environmental and life opportunities
Care
- for people and environment
