Agriculture
Sustainability
Food Security
Local Foods and Mystery 500
Potpourri
100
This pesticide is used to kill fungus
What is fungicide?
100
This insect is a very sustainable protein source
What are crickets?
100
The FAO calculates that 3/4 of undernourished people live in these types of areas
What are rural areas?
100
This Canadian food is made from boiled sap
What is maple syrup?
100
These have the acronym GMO
What is a Genetically Modified Organism?
200
Instead of growing the same crop in the same field year after year, many farmers use this practice to reduce the risks of specific insects, weeds and/or diseases.
What is crop rotation?
200
This type of sustainability ensures that farmers obtain a price for their farm products
What is Economic Sustainability?
200
This component of food security ensures sufficient food for all people at all times
What is availability?
200
This challenge requires you to consume only foods grown within 100-miles of your residence
What is the 100-mile diet?
200
This unit of energy is the amount of heat needed to raise a quantity of water by one degree of temperature
What is a calorie?
300
This type of pesticide is used to control unwanted plants (weeds) that compete with crops and natural habitats for nutrients, space, water and sunlight
What are herbicides?
300
This term means that fair prices were paid to the producers of this product, usually from developing countries
What is fair-trade?
300
A deficiency in this micronutrient is the leading cause of preventable blindness and visual impairment
What is Vitamin A?
300
This crop was developed in Manitoba about 50 years ago
What is Canola?
300
Diary cows need to be milked this many times a day?
What is 2-3 times a day?
400
82% of these farms in Canada are found in two provinces: Ontario and Quebec
What are dairy farms?
400
60% of home food-waste comes from this
What is expired food?
400
A deficiency in this micronutrient is often caused by heavy rain washing it away from soil in flood-prone regions
What is Iodine?
400
The name of this food pays homage to a Canadian river.
What are Yukon Gold Potatoes?
400
The third step in the food system
What is food processing?
500
These two elements are commonly found in concentrated forms in chemical fertilizers
What are Phosphorus and Nitrogen?
500
An example of this type of sustainable control is using ladybugs as a natural predator
What is biological control?
500
This is a form of chronic undernutrition and is the result of severe chronic deprivation
What is Marasmus?
500
This bird needs 6,000-9,000 caterpillars to raise its babies.
What is a Chickadee?
500
The term for dried legumes, such as fried peas, beans, chickpeas, and lentils and they are a nutritious source of protein
What are pulses?