envs 110 all quizzes

Examples of slow food can include a. (Dried) cockroaches from Mexico b. Casa Marzu c. (Dried) ant eggs from Mexico d. All of the above e. Panna Cotta from Carlo Petrini's restaurant

All of the above

Based on our discussion in class, what describes best what Carlo Petrini of the slow food movement might believe in? a. Cooking a meal oneself with foods from sustainable farms b. A McDonald's hamburger c. Video games d. Industrial pork production

a. Cooking a meal oneself with foods from sustainable farms

What is the primary method of preservation that Sandor Katz prescribes a. Fermentation based preservation b. Canned beans from Walmart c. Conventional wheat preserved in grain silos

a. Fermentation based preservation

Which of the following is NOT allowed under the USDA Organic Program? a. Glyphosate (roundup) b. Tillage to control weeds c. Animal manures d. Intercropping & planting cover crops

a. Glyphosate (roundup)

Having empathy through experience- why does this matter when analyzing our food systems? a. Helps us address the practice of growing and cooking... b. It may help a little but overall a globalized food system better address the dietary needs of the people c. We don't need it to understand the situation we are in and move forward

a. Helps us address the practice of growing and cooking... Combining empathy and gaining experience in the practice of growing and cooking - can enable us, or at the minimum, this all helps us address and better understand the huge paradoxes around food obsessions, exceptional food preferences, or tenacious eating disorders.

What is added to drinking soda (carbonated beverages like Sprite™) to mask the high salt content? a. High Fructose Corn Syrup b. Fats c. Xylocaine and lactose d. Chili peppers

a. High Fructose Corn Syrup

Which is NOT a core tenant of Permaculture a. Maximize profits b. Earth Care c. People Care d. Share your excess

a. Maximize profits

Vandana Shiva says this kind of agriculture feeds the majority of the world: a. Globalization and Corporate enterprises b. Large scale organic farming c. Small Scale Family farms d. Large scale industrial farming

a. Small Scale Family farms Currently producing enough food to feed 60% of the world's population

Gigi's Foodwise is a way in which we can understand healthy food choices around us. What does the WISE Stand for? a. Whole, informed, sustainable, experience b. Wheat, iodine, seasoned, Exxon c. Processed, comfortable, available, fast d. Whole, increased, seasonal, expensive

a. Whole, informed, sustainable, experience

What are the three primary alternatives to conventional farming practices presented in class that can be used by farmers to create sustainable agro-ecological systems? a. conservation farming, global green, and local conventional b. Organic, permaculture, and biodynamic c. Conventional tillage, conservation tillage, and no-till d. American, local, and global e. Green revolution, collectivization, and corporate farming

b. Organic, permaculture, and biodynamic

What is Slow Food about? a. Encouraging people to buy already-prepared food from Walmart b. Making sure that virtually all our food comes from industrial-scale farms in Brazil c. Cooking a meal oneself with foods from clean, fair sources d. Insisting that nobody should be making more than the lowest minimum wage possible

c. Cooking a meal oneself with foods from clean, fair sources

According to Dr. Robert Lustig, giving a child a fructose-laden drink is like giving her a beer because a. Most fructose has a distinct beer flavor. b. None of these answers are correct. c. Fructose, like beer, is metabolized in the liver, and chronic exposure can lead to fatty liver disease. d. Fructose is an alcohol.

c. Fructose, like beer, is metabolized in the liver, and chronic exposure can lead to fatty liver disease.

Dan's research on the Palouse is utilizing unique crop rotations such as winter pea, and winter planted cover crops to facilitate what? a. Improved Soil Health b. Diversity of Crop Rotations c. Reduce reliance on fallow and spring planted crops d. All of the Above

d. All of the Above

Why don't more farms use more traditional methods to raise meat, and have integrated farms? a. An issue of Labor and land b. Knowledge has been lost on how to raise animals c. People tend to raise animals in a way that meets their values, and place different values on animal life... d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Holistic farms that are fully integrated with minimal inputs farm what? a. Farms chicken for eggs b. is a grass farmer to support grazing animals c. is a grass farmer to support grazing animals d. all of the above

d. all of the above

Globalization ALWAYS results in a. Expertly-roasted cockroaches b. The kind of farming that Joel Salatin practices c. Cooking a meal oneself with foods from clean, fair sources d. None of these

d. none of these

According to Stephanie Seneff in Gigi's FoodWISE, cholesterol is a. an important building block for certain neurotransmitters. b. an important building block for certain hormones. c. able to play an important role in vitamin absorption. d. hypothesized to be involved with Vitamin D production. e. All of these answers are correct.

e. All of these answers are correct.

"Terroir" refers to small children who eat lollipops and drink orange soda.

false

Cage Free chickens are given more space than Pasture raised...

false

Gigi's book is all about fermentation...

false

Organic brands found in your local grocery store are often owned by local family farms.

false

Refined grains that are bleached are good for your diet...

false

The majority of the seed companies on earth are mostly family owned small businesses...

false

50 years ago... 98 days for one chicken to grow to 1.6 kg, now it takes 37 days. We now have a broiler chicken that has trouble thriving on it own...

true

According to Homer (as related by Sister Noella), the Cyclops in Greek literature was a giant dairy farmer.

true

Assuming "terroir" is an actual phenomenon, then we can consider it, in part, a function of climate, soil type, and geomorphology.

true

Both Gigi Berardi and the Cheese Nun are big fans of cheese.

true

Corn and Soy have become two of the most common components of our modern industrial foods.

true

Cows thrive on grass fed diets...

true

ENVS 410 (Agroecology), ENVS 437K (Business and Food Cultures of Switzerland and Italy: Entrepreneurship, sustainability, and heritage in Tuscany) are just two of the classes you can take to continue down this path as an eco-gastronome at WWU

true

Frequent, heavy tillage is not a sustainable practice because it compromises the soil structure, while at the same time quickly breaks down soil organic matter and ultimately lowers the land's productivity.

true

Gigi asked you to skim pp. 141-142 of FoodWISE, where she discusses her ideal foodshed (food system). There, she includes the following characteristics: Humane, biodiverse, focused on revaluing quality, focused on revaluing cooking and convivial eating, and characterized by access, resilience, and reducing vulnerability

true

Gigi believes that food systems that are traceable and regenerative, i.e., "WISE," are possible.

true

Knowledge of food changed dramatically, especially with the increased use of the railroad systems circa 1867. Ignorance of the origins of food, mainly animal products, became essential. "The very idea of knowing where foods came from and how they were made became less appealing." - Ann Vileisis

true

No-till farming relies heavily on energy-intensive herbicides that have environmental costs; the herbicides themselves are short-lived and require frequent application. However, these herbicides do allow for the reduction in soil disturbance that have shown to not only slow erosion but also build soil organic matter slowly (over decades).

true

Sandor Katz prefers global green or organic over local

true

Saturated Fats are actually good for you...

true

The "ark of taste" is a Slow Food repository of tastes (what Petrini calls "edible treasures") from over 50 countries.

true

The following are animal rights bills the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act , the Twenty-Eight Hour Law of 1877 * (https://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/twenty-eight-hour-law) US Animal Welfare Act

true

There is a class that is all about the Science and Art of cheese making at WWU.

true

We consume an imbalance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids.

true

Carlos Petrini is the founder of the Slow Food Movement?

true Carlo Petrini, born in Bra in Italy, and is the founder of the International Slow Food Movement

Ecogastronomy includes study of cooking and eating identities, and food justice and food activism.

true Ecogastronomy includes all of the following: Farming and rural communities Natural and cultural histories of food Physical and chemical transformations of food Cooking and eating identities Political food economics (policies and trade) Food justice and food activism Personal food beliefs and taste preferences False

Ecogastronomy supports and studies sustainable farming—good foods are produced in clean and just environments, with food-producing cultures protected.

true This is very much in keeping with the principles of the slow food movement.

Poland has undergone a mass industrialization of their agricultural holdings since 2004 when the nation joined the European Union

true Yes, By joining the EU, Poland was forced to adopt the Common agricultural Policy without national representation.

Vandana Shiva believes that we can feed the world, or at least us in the United States, with farming on a relatively small scale, i.e., the kind that is practiced at Inspiration farms and S&S Homestead.

true Yes, her remarks and the videos are focused on how we can do this, including on the "Polyface" scale according to Joel Salatin...