Industrial
What is the first item in the industrial food chain?
Corn
What do most animals on the local sustainable farm eat?
GRASS
How can you tell when an item at the grocery store is made on an organic farm?
labeled USDA Organic
Local Sustainable
What do humans use to grow a large number of industrial corn crops?
fertilizer
Describe the houses that chickens live in on local sustainable farms.
Answers will vary; there is no floor and it is moved every day.
What are two fruits or veggies that you can buy at the store right now that have an organic option?
Which point of view is the most convincing? Be sure to explain why.
either industrial or local sustainable; more details, more facts/figures, more compelling examples
Name 5 processed food items that have corn in them.
Answers will vary; must name 5 correctly
Are you able to order local sustainable food online? What about buying it at the store? Why?
No to both; local sustainable farms do not use fossil fuels and are not in mass production. That means they do not ship them or sell them in stores.
Does everyone have access to Organic food?
Yes: everyone can walk into a store and buy organic products.
No: organic products are more expensive, which eliminates the ability for some people to buy them
Which point of view is his weakest argument? Be sure to explain why.
Humans: makes them gain weight, diabetes
Animals: makes them sick
Environment: acid rain, nitrogen run off, dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, contaminated water, destroys land
Name 2 benefits local sustainable farming has on animals:
less illness, eating grass, allows them to fertilize the land, produces better meat and eggs, natural way of things, more humane, happier lives
What is the major difference between Industrial and Industrial Organic Farming?
Industrial farms use chemicals like fertilizer, weed killer, and pesticide. Industrial Organic farms do not use any chemicals on the crops.
Which point of view uses the most relevant evidence to you as the reader? Explain why.
Answers will vary; industrial talks about products we use every day. Organic talks about why some people do not have access to organic food. Local talks about the impact on the environment.
What is our author's point of view on Industrial farming?
Answers will vary; it is a good way to produce large amounts of food. It does make food production easier. However, there are serious and negative consequences to humans, the animals, and the environment.
Answers will vary; generally, his point of view is that local sustainable farms repair damaged earth, is better for the animals, but is a more challenging way to farm.
What is our author's point of view on Industrial Organic farming?
Answers will vary; while it has some improvements like not using chemicals on crops, it is still a negative way to produce food. It is only a little better than Industrial farming.
Summarize our author's argument for the book thus far.
Industrial farming is bad for everyone, but we need it to survive. Organic is not as bad, but still pretty bad and makes healthy food unattainable. Local Sustainable is the best for everyone, but takes a lot of work and doesn't produce as much, make as much money.