1. Community Supported Agriculture

2. How do we know where our food comes from?

3. Food System Situation Role Play Environment: how the food we grow can affect our water and air Economic: cost of our food and how it affects our community Social: how can food affect the lives of individuals and families

4. Food System Situation Role Play What is a food system?

5. Food System Situation Role Play 13 Students 3 Truck Drivers 3 Farmers 2 Grocers 2 Warehouse Worker 3 Customer

6. Local Food System 1 Farmer 1 Customer What has the farmer done to prepare to sell their food? Cost: Customer gives farmer $10 Environment? Economic? Social?

7. Regional Food System 1 Farmer 1 Grocer 1 Customer Why are there more participants in the Regional Food System? Environment? Economic? Social? Customer gives Grocer $10. How should the money be split between the Grocer and Farmer?

8. National Food System 1 Farmer 3 Truck Drivers 2 Warehouse Workers 1 Grocer 1 Customer Customer gives Grocer $10. How much money should each worker receive? There are a lot of people this time. Try to line yourselves up in the correct order. Environment? Economic? Social?

9. Food System Situations Local Regional National Freshness Environmental Impact Farmer Profit

10. Compare all 3 situations Which do you think is better for the Farmer? Which do you think is better for the Environment?

11. Food Systems Situation Reflection Think about where your family buys most of their food. Is there a way to shorten the distance it has to travel?

12. Eat Local Food Local Food Video

13. Polite Bite Rules: 1.Take at least one bite 2.Only say polite things

14. How do we know where our food comes from?

15. Food Journey

16. Reflection Can you think of other ways to keep the journey from farm to table short?