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Let it Rot!
Farm to Fork
Upside Down Nature
100
What is a Vermicompost?
Using worms or a "worm bin" to decompose food
100
What does GHG stand for? What is an example of a GHG?
Green House Gas and Carbon Dioxide or CO2 (methane, water, NO2)
100
What does GMO stand for?
Genetically modified organism
200
Your compost bin is slimy and smelly, what do you do to fix it?
Add more 'brown' material (ex. newspaper, dried leaves, straw)
200
What is the average distance our food travels from farm to plate?
1500-3000 miles or 2000-5000km
200
True or false: Living organisms can be patented? (A patent gives an inventor the sole rights to make, sell, and use their invention)
True! ... shocking!
300
What percentage of household waste is compostable?
50%
300
Name four different modes of transportation used to move food around the world? *Bonus points if you can name them from least GHG emissions to highest GHG emissions!
Train < Ship < Truck < Car
300
What are some essential nutrients or vitamins for your body?
Vitamin C, A, D, B etc Calcium Potassium Protein etc
400
Why is compost so good for our garden?
It is full of nutrients that plants need to grow. It is returning the nutrients from our food waste (plant waste) back into the garden, and closing the food waste loop.
400
Name three different ways that fossil fuels are used in getting food from the farm to your plate. (Can include growing food, packaging food, etc)
Fertilizers are made from petroleum/oil, tractors use gas, greenhouses warmed with natural gas, plastic packaging comes from petroleum products, gas and oil used in transportation vehicles, etc
400
What is photosynthesis? *Bonus points if you know the scientific equation
What plants do to make their own food - they need sun, CO2, and water to complete Photosynthesis.