Farm Facts'Food for Thought

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Farm Facts.Food for Thought
Debra Spielmaker, Director of Utah Agriculture in
Classroom Grace Struiksma, 6th Grade Teacher at
Channing Hall, Draper, Utah and, Utah State
University Agriculture in the Classroom Online
Course Facilitator
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What is a billion?
If you had 1 million dollars and had to spend
1,000 dollars every day, your money would run
out in 1000 days. If you had 1 billion dollars
and had to spend 1,000 every day, your money
would run out for 2,740 years.
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Where does your food dollar go?
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What is USDAs budget?
Food Safety and Marketing Inspection 2.5
Conservation Programs 5.1
Food And Nutrition Programs 51.4
Research, Education Economics 2.6
Risk Management 4.0
Forest Service 5.4
Foreign Ag Service 2.4
Rural Development 3.0
(in billions)
Farm Programs 12.4
In 2007 88.8 billion
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What is ags share of federal spending?
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Are farmers reducing erosion on cropland?
Tons of Soil Lost Per Acre
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Who pays the least for food?
France 15 Japan 14 United
States 10
Of the 10 percent of disposable income Americans
spend on food, an average of 5.8 percent is spent
on food eaten at home and 4.1 percent is spent on
food eaten away from home.
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How many days to we work to pay for food?
77 Days
62 Days
Federal Taxes
52 Days
39 Days
Housing/Household Operations
36 Days
36 Days
Health Medical Care
State Local Taxes
Food
Recreation, Clothing Accessories
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Whats on Americas dinner table?
Fresh Fruits 127.1 pounds
Flour Cereal Products 191.5 pounds
Eggs 252
Milk 21 gallons
Red Meats 118.4 pounds
Fats Oils 89.4 pounds
Cheese 31.25 pounds
Poultry 84.5 pounds
Rice 20.7 pounds
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Do we still have family farms?
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Who imports U.S. farm products?
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What is the U.S. share of world production?
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Food for Thought

• A study of cultures
• types of foods and expenditures for one week

Grace Struiksma 6th Grade Teacher at Channing
Hall, Draper, Utah Utah State University
Agriculture in the Classroom Online Course
Facilitator
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In the following pictures

• Determine where these people live
• Take note of the kinds of foods they eat
• Compare and contrast the types of foods they eat
• Consider why those foods are eaten in that area
  of the world
• Estimate the cost of their food for the week

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Heres some food for thought

• There are 843 Million people in the world who
  suffer from chronic hunger.
• This means that about 12.5 of the worlds
  population suffers from hunger.
• Most people in the world eat a staple food, such
  as rice, potatoes, etc., then add smaller amounts
  of accompanying foods.

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Try This

• Remember to look at the kinds of foods people
  eat.
• Consider why those foods are eaten in that area
  of the world.
• Notice the number of people in their family.
• Notice the cost of their food for one week.

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Japan The Ukita family of Kodaira CityFood
expenditure for one week 37,699 Yen or 317.25
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Egypt The Ahmed family of CairoFood expenditure
for one week 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or 68.53
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Germany The Melander family of BargteheideFood
expenditure for one week 375.39 Euros or 500.07
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Italy The Manzo family of SicilyFood
expenditure for one week 214.36 Euros or 260.11

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Mexico The Casales family of CuernavacaFood
expenditure for one week 1, 862.78 Mexican Pesos
or 189.09
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Poland The Sobczynscy family of
Konstancin-JeziornaFood expenditure for one
week 582.48 Zlotys or 151.27
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United States The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week 341.98
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Ecuador The Ayme family of Tingo Food
expenditure for one week 31.55
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Bhutan The Namgay family of Shingkhey
VillageFood expenditure for one week 224.93
ngultrum or 5.03
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Chad The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week 685 CFA Francs or
1.23
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Cultural Comparisons
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Another way to look at it!
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Follow up Activity

• Track your meals and their cost with your parents
  for one week
• Bring the completed Data Form back at the end of
  the week
• Use your data and the data from this presentation
  to make your own bar graph