Farm to Table

A elementary unit designed to look at how food gets from our nation's farms to our local grocery stores. Includes an introduction to important economic vocabulary and a booklet that explains the basic history of food production in our country.

L1: Assessing Prior Knowledge…

• What is a Farm?

• Needs vs. Wants

• Where do we get food?

• Why are farms important to us?

L2: Economic vocabulary.

• Producers and Consumers

• Goods and Services

• Needs and Wants

L3: How food was produced and consumed long ago?

• Early American Hunting and Gathering

• Family Farms, Small Community Farms

• How has technology affected how food is produced and consumed today?

• Single Operation Farms and Processing

L4: Farm to Table

• Milk

• Eggs

• Write what you learned

• L5: Supply and Demand

• Supply vs. Demand

• How is price affected by Supply and Demand?

• Thinking about Price

L5: Field Trip Activities