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Answer the questions below and test your food knowledge.
I. Name a variety of wheat mainly used for pasta, puffed cereal and crackers.
II. What is unique about organic produce?
- Organic growers cannot force ripen produce, so when consumers see those items at the store or market, they know the product is at its culinary peak.
- Organic produce can be sold at groceries stores.
- Organic produce has no guidelines for production.
- Organic produce has more vibrant colors.
- The use of sewage sludge is allowed in the growing of organic produce.
- All of the above.
III. What does "organic" mean?
- Organic" is a labeling term that denotes products produced under the authority of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Organic Rule.
- Natural is the same as organic.
- Organic means food that has artificial preservatives.
- Organic means the creation of a new plastic material.
- All of the above.
IV. What can happen when you buy organic?
- Purchasing locally grown or produced food can support independent, local farms and the environment.
- Farmers working on organic farms are have to work harder than conventional farmers.
- Industrial farms produce meat and poultry which is local, free-range, or ranch-raised.
- You will not notice the difference in taste of organic produce.
- Farmers working on organic farms are exposed to more chemicals.
- You always have to spend more money to buy organic.
V. Can buying organic help the environment?
- Industrial farms produce so much manure that it is a human health risk.
- Conventional farming has no effect on the environment.
- The well being of your community is not effected by organic farming.
- Organic farms uses more energy with careful ecological management.
- Organic food is produced with pesticides.
- All manure is recycled.
