Cornucopia
The amount that it costs a company to manufacture a product
Cost of production
made from the land, not from machines (antonym of industrial)
agrarian
a rule made and maintained by an authority
regulation
METAPHORICAL: to make a pattern of behavior or belief instinctive
hardwire
having the freedom to control your own affairs / life
autonomy or autonomous
To support or actively encourage an idea
promote
a person or company that BUYS and USES / TAKES IN products
consumer
to inspect or examine something closely
scrutinize
crops grown in large volume and high intensity for the purpose of trading / using in production (not sold to consumers)
commodity crop
Eating only plants. “Herb” in Latin means grass or green plant.
herbivore
To seek to influence a politician on a particular issue
lobby
a person or company that MAKES and SELLS a product
producer
literal: not having teeth
metaphorical: lacking force or effectiveness
toothless
SCI: the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 degree Celsius
FOOD: nutritional energy value
calorie
Eating only meat (like lions and sharks) “Carne” is Latin for meat.
carnivore
To support an organization or a corporation financially
subsidize
a group of producers / companies lumped into a common category (e.g. “the music industry”, “the food industry”)
industry
showing uncritical satisfaction with something
complacent
to process food into energy or for other bodily uses
metabolize
Eating all or everything. “Omne” in Latin means all or everything. “Vore” in Latin means to eat or devour.
omnivore
any natural food that has been transformed from its natural state
processed food
made with machines and technology on a large scale
industrial
A federal agency responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety of food and drugs
FDA
advocacy
The wholesale packaging of meat, including slaughtering, gutting, skinning, butchering, processing animals. Large plants process cattle, pigs, chickens, turkeys, and sheep— thousands per hour.
meatpacking