1.
In what decade did Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butz, change American farming in favor of larger more industrialized farms that would maximize crop production.
2.
What is one of the reasons why Americans are fatter than ever?
3.
True or False: Since World War II, war and agriculture have had some major connections.
4.
What industry aided in the massive industrialization of food in American?
5.
In what decade was processed foods heavily pushed and popularized to Americans which was labeled as convenience foods?
6.
In 1935 the average American farm was 155 acres, compared to the average American farm in 2002 which was ______ acres.
7.
True or False: During his time in off as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butz told farmers to plant crops from fence to fence, to grow as much food as they possible can.
8.
True or False: The real beneficiaries of the high volume of crop production is not the farmers.
9.
How would food companies would make more profit than the farmers of large field crops?
10.
True or False: Our current food system promotes obesity.
11.
What two ingredients are found in the majority of processed foods?
12.
True or False: Grocery stores strategically place processed foods in the center of the store, and healthy foods, like meat fruits and vegetables, are placed around the perimeter.
13.
True or False: Because of Earl Butz’s change in farming policy we now have a food system in the U.S. that is unhealthy.
14.
Instead of American spending money on good quality foods, we spend money on?
