Farm to Family ProcessDiscuss – What do you remember from

Intro to Ag? What is Farm to Fork?Why is it important?

Review – what order do these go in? PACKER DISTRIBUTOR CONSUMER WHOLESALE

R TRUCKER

HARVESTER PROCESSOR PRODUCER GRADER RETAILER

Take notes in your NOTES notebook regarding farm to fork

1. Producer – “FARM”

Grows the crop

commodities and

determines readiness for

harvest

2. Harvester Removes the

edible portion(s) from the field or animal

3. Processor, Grader, Packer

Processor: cleans, separates, handles and prepares the food

Grader: Puts a mark on the food for quality

Packer: puts in boxes, bins, crates, bags, etc for shipment*Often done at same location or

even by same person in small scale ag*

4. Distributor Stores the food

until requests are received to transport to a different

location

5. Wholesaler/ Retailer- Wholesaler: Sells to retailer in

large quantities (bulk)

- Retailer: Sells directly to the consumer. Examples would include grocery stores and

restaurants

6. Consumer – “Fork”

- Person/people purchasing

and/or consuming product

WHERE DOES THE TRUCKER FIT IN?

There is a need for the trucker/transporter in

every step!

Four Parts of the Food Industry

Production Manufacturing Distribution Marketing

*HUGE Career potential in each!*

Major Food Product Lines Cereals and bakery products Meats, fish and poultry Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Sugars and other sweets Fats and oils Beverages

*bold = biggest in our area

Questions on Farm to Fork? Review You are about to start first lab –

expectations: (notes section below)

› Lab/Food Safety› Equipment/Clean Up› Lab Groups› ipad use/cell phone use› Lab notebooks

APPLESAUCE Farm to Fork Lab Work with group; record indiv. in lab notebook: 1. Draw the process of applesauce from farm to

fork with detail 2. Watch applesauce video with groups via 1

ipad; record detailed procedure3. Check one notebook from your group with

Mrs. Propson 4. Write lab questions (next slide) in notebook. 5. Begin making applesauce with group and

answer lab questions in lab notebook while applesauce cooks. (DUE TOMORROW)

6. Allow applesauce to cool to enhance flavor, add cinnamon if desired, clean workspace during this time then enjoy applesauce.

APPLESAUCE Lab QuestionsWork with group; record indiv. in lab notebook: 1. In life networking is important – find three things

your group members all have in common and list. 2. Applesauce is a value added product. Hypothesize

what “value added product” means and why 3. Our apple sauce had cinnamon to add flavoring.

Record 5+ other ingredients we could add to change the flavor of the apple sauce for the BETTER!

4. In America many children think food comes from the grocery store. With your group brainstorm a way to teach younger children about farm to fork. Write out a PLAN OF ACTION (ie show/explain the coloring sheet you drew to give to kids, the rap you created that you could sing, the puppet show script, etc. )

5. Reflect upon how your applesauce compares to store bought applesauce/others you have tried.