Questions presented to students in class during Day 2 discussion
| Question 1 | Which of the following statements about the farm to table and locavore movements is TRUE? Please explain why the others are false a) All of the food with this label served in the restaurant or sold in the market is grown organically b) The food and recipes provided in the restaurant/market are authentic to the region c) The farmers work together with the chefs to plan and prepare the daily offerings d) All of the food is grown within a set distance from the restaurant/market e) These movements have become more idealistic and expensive and moved away from the original objectives f) They are all false |
| Question 2 | Who is MOST harmed by pesticide use in the food system? Explain how each is affected a) Farmworkers who manually mix or apply the pesticides to the crops b) Farmworkers performing activities that do not require mixing or applying the pesticides c) Consumers who eat the food treated with pesticides d) Farmworkers, their families and the community located nearby to farms that apply pesticides |
| Question 3 | Q3 What food movement did you read about? Identify three of the author’s critiques of this movement. What does the author criticize about the movement and why? |
| Question 4 | Compare and contrast the focus, ideas and data outlined in the first article with those of the second article: a) How do the two pieces support or contradict each other? b) What does each offer us in looking at the sustainability of our food systems by examining labor and/or the environment? |
| Question 5 | What proposals do these authors have as potential remedies to the problems they present? Why do you think they would work based upon the data you read? What might be the barriers to their implementation? |
| Question 1 | Which of the following statements about the farm to table and locavore movements is TRUE? |
| Question 2 | Who is MOST harmed by pesticide use in the food system? |
| Question 3 | Q3 What food movement did you read about? Identify three of the author’s critiques of this movement. What does the author criticize about the movement and why? |
| Question 4 | Compare and contrast the focus, ideas and data outlined in the first article with those of the second article: |
| Question 5 | What proposals do these authors have as potential remedies to the problems they present? Why do you think they would work based upon the data you read? What might be the barriers to their implementation? |
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