Food Geography
65% of all of the sweet potatoes in the U.S. are grown in this state, the Tar Heel state.
The EPA estimates that 24% of all material in land fills is this.
What is food?
While it may be hard to imagine Italian food without it, this fruit native to the Americas was not available in Europe until the 1500s.
What are tomatoes?
While only being 5% of all farms in the us, this size of farm produces 50% of all crops in the US.
What are large/industrial farms?
20% of the 3.9 billion pounds of watermelon grown every year in the U.S. are grown in this state, the Sunshine State.
What is Florida?
50% of the annual emissions of this gas are caused by food decomposing in land fills.
What is methane?
This small, round little fruit grows on bushes.
What are blueberries?
This size of farm accounts for 86% of all farms in the US.
What are small/family farms?
Georgia is famous for peaches, but this Western state actually produces the most oranges in the U.S., with 520,000 tons produced last year.
What is California?
While it may seem like this disposal method washes our problems away, it contributes to methane emissions from sewers and is not a preferred disposal method.
What is putting food down the drain?
While this sweet bean is now overwhelmingly grown in West Africa, it originated in the South American rainforest.
This how far produce from a major grocery chain travels in between being harvested and being on your plate.
What is 1500 miles?
The U.S. is the largest producer of corn in the world, with 96 million acres of land dedicated to growing corn. No state grows more corn than one state, the Hawkeye State.
What is Iowa?
Lettuce, apples, and bananas are some of the most wasted food because they are prone to this cosmetic issue.
What is food bruising?
This nut was popularized by George Washington Carver in the American Southeast in the early 20th century, but it originated in the Andes mountains of South America.
What is the peanut?
The average pay rate for harvesting a bucket of sweet potatoes in North Carolina.
What is 40 cents?
Bananas are the most popular fruit in the U.S. This South American country is the world's leading exporter of the fruit, exporting 5.4 million tonnes every year.
What is Ecuador?
This is the best way to reduce food waste.
What is eating what you buy and buying what you eat?
These three crops were the mainstay diet of Native Americans in North and Central America and were collectively known as the "Three Sisters."
What are corn, squash, and beans?
85% of US fruits and vegetables are harvested this way.
What is by hand?