Key Concepts
This term means people have a say in how food is produced and distributed.
What is Food Democracy?
Farming without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.
What is Organic Farming?
Areas where people have little access to fresh, healthy food.
What are Food Deserts?
The process food goes through from farm to consumer.
What is the Supply Chain?
Buying food based on environmental or ethical values.
What is Ethical Consumption?
This concept refers to having reliable access to enough healthy food.
What is Food Security?
Large-scale farming focused on efficiency and high yields.
What is Industrial Agriculture?
Fair access to food based on need.
What is Equity?
Food delivered directly from producers to consumers.
What is Farm-to-Table?
Decisions people make about what food to buy.
What is Consumer Choice?
This term describes a lack of access to sufficient food.
What is Food Insecurity?
Farming that works with natural ecosystems and biodiversity.
What is Agroecology?
The ease with which people can obtain healthy food.
What is Accessibility?
Eating foods that are naturally harvested at certain times of year.
What is Seasonal Eating?
Caring for land and natural resources responsibly.
What is Land Stewardship?
This concept focuses on communities controlling their own food systems.
What is Food Sovereignty?
Growing food in cities or urban areas.
What is Urban Agriculture?
A movement focused on fair distribution of food across all communities.
What is Food Justice?
The ability of a food system to adapt to disruptions.
What is Food Resilience?
Traditional knowledge and practices related to food and land.
What are Indigenous Food Systems?
This refers to understanding where food comes from and how it impacts health.
What is Food Literacy?
Practices that ensure farming can continue long-term without harming the environment.
What is Sustainable Agriculture?
Shared spaces where people grow food together.
Community Gardens?
Food that is grown and consumed within the same region.
What are Local Food Systems?
Rules and regulations that guide food systems.
What is Food Policy?