Food Systems

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  1. 2. This is when the produce we grow is sold or shared with others. For example, our farm could sell fresh vegetables to people or give them to the school kitchen.
  2. 5. Our plants need to be moved from our hydroponic farm to the school cafeteria. We make sure the food is moved safely, so it stays clean and fresh.
  3. 8. The fruits or vegetables are ready to be picked and eaten!
  4. 12. When harmful germs accidentally move from one thing to another, which can make people sick.
  5. 13. How food looks, smells, and tastes.
  6. 14. A natural material made from coconut shells that can be used instead of soil for growing plants without harming the environment
  7. 15. Planting seeds in the ground to grow new plants.
  8. 17. This means growing the fruits and vegetables. On our hydroponic farm, we use water and nutrients to help the plants grow, which is how we "produce" our food.
  9. 18. A small, young plant that has grown from a seed.
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  1. 1. This is when the produce is prepared or changed before we eat it. For example, washing, cutting, or cooking vegetables is part of processing.
  2. 3. This means eating the fruits and vegetables we grow. When we enjoy a salad made with lettuce from our hydroponic farm, that’s consumption!
  3. 4. fruits and vegetables that come from plants, like tomatoes, lettuce, and strawberries. In you school’s hydroponic farm, produce is grown without soil, using water and nutrients to help the plants grow.
  4. 6. All the steps we take to grow food on our hydroponic farm, move it to where people can buy it, and finally eat it!
  5. 7. Stands for "Good Agricultural Practices"
  6. 9. A young plant that is grown in a small amount of soil in its own container.
  7. 10. When someone gets sick from eating food that has germs or bad stuff in it. These germs can make your stomach hurt, give you a fever, or make you feel really tired. It's like getting a tummy ache because the food wasn’t clean or safe to eat.
  8. 11. Keeping food clean and safe to eat by following rules that stop harmful germs or chemicals. from getting into it.
  9. 16. food that looks good and tastes great has high quality.