Food Systems Vocabulary

3. This certification prohibits the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers
5. Animals that have access to grass or pasture forage such as hay
6. Term Refers to Poultry that lives indoors without cages and have access to food and water
10. A customer buys a share of a farm up front to provide the farmer financial security in return for a regular box of produce
12. Farming that relies on chemical intervention to fight pests and weeds and provide plant nutrition
14. An organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques
15. The state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food
16. Chemicals used to manipulate or control undesirable vegetation
17. Animals raised on pasture or grazing lands, allowing them to feed on natural grasses and forage as a significant part of their diet

1. Animals such as livestock or poultry were raised without the use of antibiotics during their growth period
2. A farming practice where livestock or poultry has access to room outdoors, allowing them space to move and exhibit natural behavior
4. Chemical substance used to control, repel, and eliminate unwanted pests such as insects, weeds, or fungi that harms the plant
7. Minimally processed and no artificial ingredients
8. Crops or food with no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides
9. Federal Agency that proposes programs and implements policies and regulations related to American farming, forestry, ranching, food quality and nutrition
11. Indicated that the animals were raised without the administration of hormones to stimulate growth and development
13. Food grown within 400 mile radius, defined by USDA or the state it is grown in