Chapter 7
Quality seals that would be attached to a range of local food products and brands
What is Label Rouge (aka Red Label)
a nutrition education tool that translates recommendations on nutrient intake into recommendations for food intake
what is a food guide
a community forum strategy that helps groups discover values, purposes and project they have in common and to enable people to create a preferred future together
What is a Future Search conference?
An organization that must request the seal from a joint commission of the agricultural and commerce ministries of the French Government
What is a Quality Group
Nutritional adequacy, Adequacy of regional food supplies, consumer acceptance, and usability
A food communications forum that offers local communities a way to expand their conversations on local food systems issues
What is Edible Connections
a formal document that quality groups must present which states an elaborate business plan that gives full details of the poultry supply chain
What is cahier des charges
The Food guide system following the Food Guide Pyramid
What is MyPyramid
small peer-lead discussions that provide community members with the opportunity to learn about and act upon important social and political issues
What are study circles?
2 examples of American farmer centered organizations
What is Wholesome Harvest and Bay Friendly Chicken
the first food guide developed for a multi-state region of the U.S. which is graphically similar to the national food guide but differs in content
What is the NERFG?
a tool that can be carried out informally as part of a local education program or workshop and used to answer the seemingly simple question of "Where does our food come from"
What is Food System Mapping?
France's largest and most powerful quality group
Loue Farmers Quality group
The term used to described food choices that might contribute not only to the eaters health but also to the sustainability of the U.S agricultural system
What are sustainable diets?
This is crucial in making the local food system a part of a community's agenda because such awareness requires moving the discussion of issues from small groups sharing common interests to community-based conversations
What is Media Exposure?