growing the plants we harvest or raising the animals we use for food

changing plants or animals into what we recognize as food

process of getting food from the farm or processing plant to the consumer or food service facility

process by which a plant grows from a seed

reproduction process in which pollen grains are carried from plant to plant

United States Department of Agriculture

also known as the USDA; government agency which oversees the application of safety, animal welfare and quality standards of agricultural processes

utilization of resources to make them last for an extended period of time

method of planting multiple crops on one piece of land

practice of varying successive crops in the same field

practices involving growing two or more crops in the same field

materials which extinguish various agricultural pests, including weeds and insects

covering the ground with compost to prevent evaporation or erosion

plants which were grown in the past and have been bred to be adapted to a specific environment

antibiotics which have not completely left the animals’ system before slaughter

amount of time it takes for an antibiotic to leave an animal’s system

Food and Drug Administration

also known as the FDA; government agency which monitors the production and distribution of all food products except meat and poultry

infectious diseases of animals which can be transferred to humans

keep in confinement or to keep isolated

remove from or to reduce the size of a herd

breeding plants of animals for specific traits

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

also known as BSE; a zoonotic prion disease characterized by tiny holes in the brain

optimal well-being of an animal

food items grown without the use of pesticides, antibiotics or growth hormones; controlled by USDA standards

food products raised for human consumption without additives and are minimally processed; no USDA standards

Genetically Modified Organism

also known as a GMO; organism which has been modified genetically for better quality

giving manufacturers exclusive rights to a process, design or new invention

Food Safety and Inspection Service

also known as the FSIS; public health agency accountable for food safety

Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures

also known as SSOPs; documented steps which must be followed in the food industry to ensure proper cleaning of product contact and non-contact surfaces

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Farm to Plate

Culinary Farm to Plate unit vocabulary

Term	Definition
Production	growing the plants we harvest or raising the animals we use for food
Processing	changing plants or animals into what we recognize as food
Distribution	process of getting food from the farm or processing plant to the consumer or food service facility
Preparation	getting food ready to eat
Germination	process by which a plant grows from a seed
Pollination	reproduction process in which pollen grains are carried from plant to plant
United States Department of Agriculture	also known as the USDA; government agency which oversees the application of safety, animal welfare and quality standards of agricultural processes
Sustainability	utilization of resources to make them last for an extended period of time
Multicropping	method of planting multiple crops on one piece of land
Crop Rotation	practice of varying successive crops in the same field
Intercropping	practices involving growing two or more crops in the same field
Pesticides	materials which extinguish various agricultural pests, including weeds and insects
Mulching	covering the ground with compost to prevent evaporation or erosion
Heirloom Crops	plants which were grown in the past and have been bred to be adapted to a specific environment
Residues	antibiotics which have not completely left the animals’ system before slaughter
Withdrawal Period	amount of time it takes for an antibiotic to leave an animal’s system
Food and Drug Administration	also known as the FDA; government agency which monitors the production and distribution of all food products except meat and poultry
Zoonotic	infectious diseases of animals which can be transferred to humans
Quarantine	keep in confinement or to keep isolated
Cull	remove from or to reduce the size of a herd
Selective Breeding	breeding plants of animals for specific traits
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy	also known as BSE; a zoonotic prion disease characterized by tiny holes in the brain
Animal Welfare	optimal well-being of an animal
Organic	food items grown without the use of pesticides, antibiotics or growth hormones; controlled by USDA standards
All-Natural	food products raised for human consumption without additives and are minimally processed; no USDA standards
Genetically Modified Organism	also known as a GMO; organism which has been modified genetically for better quality
Patent	giving manufacturers exclusive rights to a process, design or new invention
Food Safety and Inspection Service	also known as the FSIS; public health agency accountable for food safety
Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures	also known as SSOPs; documented steps which must be followed in the food industry to ensure proper cleaning of product contact and non-contact surfaces

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