Local Foods

Local food is defined as:

• Food that is grown and produced within a certain radius of where it is consumed

• Food that is imported from other countries

• Food that is processed and packaged

• Food that is genetically modified

According to the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, how is local food defined?

• Food that is imported from other states

• Food that is caught, raised, or grown in North Carolina

• Food that is processed in factories

• Food that is only grown in urban areas

Why do we talk about local food?

• To support local farmers and reduce carbon footprint

• Because it is cheaper than imported food

• To follow a trend

• Because it is always organic

Local foods can address health disparities by:

• Providing access to fresh and nutritious produce

• Increasing the cost of healthy foods

• Limiting food choices

• Promoting unhealthy eating habits

Local foods address hunger and food insecurity by:

• Providing fresh and nutritious options

• Increasing dependency on imports

• Reducing food diversity

• Raising food prices

How does affordable housing relate to access to food beyond the food system?

• Affordable housing improves access to food by reducing living costs.

• Affordable housing has no impact on food access.

• Affordable housing increases food prices.

• Affordable housing decreases food availability.

What is required to bridge the gap between small-scale producers and low-income consumers?

• Improved supply chain infrastructure

• Increased government subsidies

• Enhanced marketing strategies

• Better financial literacy programs

The role of cost-offset CSAs in supporting low-income consumers is to:

• provide financial assistance to purchase shares in community-supported agriculture programs.

• increase the cost of agricultural products for low-income consumers.

• limit access to fresh produce for low-income consumers.

• promote luxury agricultural products to low-income consumers.

Local food is safer than non-local food.

• True

• False

What has become more popular in response to using pesticides for farming?

• slash-and-burn

• crop rotation

• shifting cultivation

• organic farming