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=**The Organic and Locavore Movements**=

Read the following **Locavore** article from Businessweek magazine: [[file:Locavore.doc]]
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Visit the Wheelbarrow **O****rganics** website to learn about CSAs:
@http://www.wheelbarrowfarm.com/index.html

Now learn about some of the other **local and organic farms** producing for the urban market here:
@http://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2011/05/the_top_10_organic_food_delivery_options_in_toronto/

Don't forget to visit the Zephyr Farms **Growing Season Chart** to see what's actually in season right now:
@http://farmshare.zephyrorganics.com/catalog/growing_season.php

Once you have scanned through the above articles and sites, answer the following questions:
1. What is a locavore? 2. What is organic food? 3. How do organic farms differ from cash-crop farming? 4. What are genetically modified foods? 5. What are green manure crops? 6. What does it mean to irradiate food? 7. What does the Canadian Organics logo look like? 8. What does it mean to be certified organic? 9. What does it mean to be 'environmentally sustainable'? 10. What is CSA? 11. List some ecological growing practices. 12. What vegetables and fruit begin to be in season in May and June?

Coming up.....**IRON CHEF!! **