Farm to Table 9.2.10

​farm to table movement



fossil fuels



agriculture



sustainable

​able to be maintained


energy source formed from dead organisms


farming


a social movement that encourages growing food locally

​Most modern food passes through processing plants, distribution plants, and stores before reaching your home. This supply chain takes a long time, so food is not very fresh when it arrives. The transportation from one step to the next uses fossil fuels that release carbon emissions.

Many people have recognized the
problems with the modern food supply
chain, and they recommend a different
system. In this lesson, you will learn
about the farm-to-table movement.

​The farm to table movement is a social movement that encourages using food that is grown locally. Instead of buying bananas grown in the tropics, farm to table encourages buying blueberries or apples that are produced near your home.


Farm to table is a type of agriculture
that focuses on four principles:

• distance

• food security

• self-reliance

• sustainability

​Advantages:

One benefit of farm to table is that it makes fresh food available to food deserts.

Another benefit of farm to table is economic. When you buy from local farmers, the money you spend stays in the community.

Fruits, vegetables, meat, and dairy produced by farm to table growers are very fresh. Fresh food often tastes better than food that has been processed and stored.

​Read through some of the items on the menu of the two farm-to-table examples.