AESC 2050 Kiepper Midterm Exam 2

Keith Kelly background - -grew up on dairy farm in Morgan county, wanted to be a farmer for most of his life Keith Kelly education - -attened ABAC then UGA Kelly Products - -17 companies under the umbrella: Pennington seeds, automate registration, sevin dust, c'mere deer, recon archery, swhacker arrows, rock house farm Rock house farms - -was a piece of property that Kelly hunt at whne younger, in SW georgia, lee county, started gardening, house was a share croppers house made of limestone which shows that GA was underwater at one point Broughton Garden - -Kelly started it as justa benefit for employees but is now a farmers market that provides local food and brings community together- restuarant too, vertically integrated system and allows family farms to stay in business What protein does rock house chocolate milk have? - -A-2 protein which is okay for people iwth dariy issues Urban Agriculture - -The practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city. Can involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping and horticulture Low tech urban agricutlure - -Community gardens, farmers markets- taking advantage of existing urban areas for conversion to traditional agriculture methods Productive agriculture doesn't have to be... - -BIG Medium-Tech Agriculture - -hydroponics, aquaponics- bringing new agricultural technology into the urban environment Nutrient Delivery - -productive agriculture doesn't always need soil High-tech urban agriculture - -incorporating innovatie agricultural technologies into the planning phase of urban devlopment ex) vertical farming Postives of Urban Agriculture: social - -reduce blight, education, community interaction, and transparency Postives of Urban Agriculture: health - -access to fruits and veggies, physical activity AESC 2050 AESC 2050 Positives of Urban Agriculture: economic - -jobs, home values improve, food savings Negatives of Urban Agriculture: social - -access to land (cost), conflicts, transparency Negatvies of Urban Agriculture: health - -exposes food to pollution, waste managment, traceable food Negatives of Urban Agriculture: economic - -expensive, less efficient, water- shortage and now using more for agriculture Where does Atlanta get water? - -Lake Lanier Tri-state water wars - --Between GA, AL, & FL -GA: upstream, needs water for growing city of Atlanta -AL: downstream, needs water to generate power and use in fisheries -FL: downstream, needs water to support shellfish industry How much would it cost to produce your own eggs? - -$600 for the first dozen Politics - -the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power. Politics of Food - -involve the governmental control and debate over teh production, regulation, insepction, distribution, and consumption of food Food politics are affected by - -the ethical, cultural, medical, and environmental disputes concerning farming, agricultural and retailing methods and regulations What products are at the heart of food politics? - -non-perishable storable crops such as corn, wheat and rice U.S. food politics focuses on... - -1. modern techniqes of rearing animals 2. GMO's 3. "Big" food companies 4. Pesticide use on crops 5. food movements Food movements - -modern cultural reactions against what many see as an increasingly mechanized food industry "right to farm" - -laws that seek to protect qualifying farmers and ranchers from nuisance lawsuits filed by individuals who move into a rural area where farming operations exist and who later use nuisance actions to attempt to stop those ongoing operations AESC 2050 AESC 2050 International food politics focuses on... - -1. protectionists trade policies 2. international trade agreements 3. farmers and aid 4. political instability 5. climate change and its effects NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) - -An agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, started Jan 1, 1994 Tariff - -A tax on imported goods- used to encourage domestic consumption of goods The bulk of trading in NAFTA... - -occurs between the U.S. and Mexico and the U.S. and Canada Pros of NAFTA - --expanded variety of foods for U.S. consumers with stabilized year round supplies - larger market for U.S. goods not available in trading partner countries Cons for NAFTA - -- loss of business associated with products that can be supplied more inexpensively by free trade partners -increased U.S. trade deficit- the amount by which the cost of a country's imports exceeds the value of its exports Embargo - -The partial or complete prohibition of commerce and trade with a particular country or group of countries Quotas - -a government set maximum value of a product that can be imported into a country, typically established to assist in price stabilization for a domestic product Lawton Pearson - -5th generation farmer- peaches and pecans- fort valley Which crop is more labor intensive peaches or pecans? - -Peaches- must be picked by hand, fragile, requires pruning What kind of fruit is a peach? - -stone or rock fruit- flowers before giving fruit off, dormancy- has to have chill hours- temp between 45-32 What is the #1 peach state? - -California Pecans - -only takes 250 people to pick, can use machinery Which country is a large consumer of Pearson peaches? - -China Are Pearson peaches organic? - -No they use some chemicals in fertilizer AESC 2050 AESC 2050 What eating habit led to humans being the Alpha species of the Earth? - -Non-selective omnivores What macro nutrient was key in our development? - -Fat- the human brain is 60% fat- fatty acids determine brain intergrity and ability to perform Why are our eyes in the front of our head? - -because it produces a large binocular field of vision- we are predators What is board in room and board? - -Cabins used to be just one big room that was used for everything so there was not originally a table to people were given a wooden board to eat off of Why did old drug stores have soda fountains? - -Drugists made special formulas for people and the medicine tasted bad so he created flavors to mix to take it easier, when drug stores grew in popularity the soda fountain was created to allow customers to choose a drink to wash medicine down with Colonel Sanders - -Founder of KFC, fried chicken was a special Sunday dish, pressure cookers aided in frying chicken because it took less time Dave Thomas - -founder of Wendy's, worked for KFC came up with the bucket to take away fried chicken Poultry biproducts - -blood meal, blood flour, fresh blood- used in different ways in different cultures Judeo-Christian Animal views - -man has dominion over animals, not considered sacred, but man has responsibility/ obligations on how to treat animals Islamic Views on animals - -man has power over animals and people are responsible for their behavior over animals, they should be killed out of necessity Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism views on animals - -belief that ancestors return as animals, so animals must be treated with the same respect as humans Code of Hammurabi - -didn't mention animal wlefatre/ethics- talked about them in terms of human econmics specism - -the idea that it is justifiable to give preference to beings simply on the grounds that htye are member a teh species homo sapiens Ancient asian pets - -small dogs, horses were a sign of prestige What animal was burried alongside ancient Egyptians? - -Cats or lion cubs AESC 2050 AESC 2050 What fraction of hoseholds have pets in the U.S? - -2/3 Chickens can pass what disease? - -Salmonella Animal welfare act - -(1966) standards and regulations for humane care and treatment of animals. Doesn't cover rats, mice, or birds Food Fads - -the cultural effects of lifestyle decisions on agriculture and food Fad - -an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something (often short lived, often related to a quality or a "craze") Most product advertisements (especially in the past) focus on - -Extrinsic values Today most product advertisements focus on - -intrinsic values Bandwagon - -uses the argument that a person should believe or do something because everybody else does Consumerism is all about - -fitting in, if others buy the product it must be good Food Fad Early 1900s - -Dietary Supplements Dr. Kellogg - -touted the dangers of the American high-protein, high-fat diet- started wit the cultural icon of the bacon egg breakfast Refrigeration - -gave the ability to store and preserve foods over longer periods of time, before the fridge the nroth used natural refrigeration and the south relied on fresh fruits and veggies, canning, and smoked/cured meats Food Fad 1920s - -Jell-o- originally more of a savory dish in comparison to today Food Fad 1930s - -Casseroles- waste not , want not Food Fad 1940s - -SPAM and Campbells Soup- extended shelf life foods that soldiers in WW2 had and wanted when returned home Food Fad 1950s - -TV Dinners Food Fad 1960s - -Foundue- culture of communal sharing Second 1960s food fad - -Tang- became popular after John Glenn drank it on his NASA missions Food Fad 1970s - -Crockpot Cooking- working mom needed to get dinner on the table- slow cooking AESC 2050 AESC 2050 1970s food fad 2 - -Egg McMuffn- McDonalds Food Fad 1980s - -Pasta Salad- convience is key Food Fad 1990s - -Fat-Free Potato Chips- Olestra Wow! Chips Food Fad 2000s - -Atkins Diet- touted the dangers of the American high-carb, high starch diet, at height 10% of Americans were following an ultra-low starch intake diet Food Fad 2010s - -Eating Raw- no cooked or processed foods Coca-cola - -John Rembertan wanted to make a fake medicine- used coca (cocaine), caffeine, and wine originally, made it non-alcholic due to temperance and coca leaves still used in drink today Ketchup - -Started off as sweet and sour fish sauce in Indonesia, became popular during the depression people would add it to water to make tomato juice Do peole in Chicago put ketchup on their hotdogs? - -NO Birdseye Frozen Foods - -Clarence Birdseye was the father of frozen food, figured out frozen fish tasted almost fresh after thawing, invented double betl freezer, eventually moved to frozen veggies and meat including TV dinners Potato Chips - -George Crum invented by accident after customer was unhappy with thick Frito-Lay - -Elmer Doolin and Herman W. Lai combined in 1960 and bought Pepsi-Cola in 1965 Chocolate - -grown in central/south America Mayans and Aztecs drank it with water as an important rich drink from baptisms to burrials, also used a currency, Spanish helepd to spread it all over the world Milton Hershey - -apprentice to candy maker at young age, eventually went out on his own and created a caramel compnay then shifted to chocolate Hershey, Pennsylvania - -city built for workers and chocolate factories- also created school for orphan boys where Hershey donated all of his mon