What would you eat if you lived on a farm?

1. What is the most popular farm food?
2. What was life like on the farm?
3. Do farmers eat what they grow?
4. Why do we need to farm?
5. What does a farmer eat for breakfast?
6. What foods come from a farm?
7. What are the 7 major food crops?
8. What is the number 1 crop in the world?
9. What was a typical household like on a farm?
10. What was farm life like in the 1800s?
11. What did farmers eat during the Great Depression?
12. What do you grow on a farm?
13. What do farmers grow on their farm?

What is the most popular farm food?

Cattle and calves, corn, and soybeans are the top three U.S. farm products. 86% of U.S. ag products are produced on family farms or ranches.

What was life like on the farm?

On the farm, there was no electricity or indoor plumbing. Farming was hard work, with long days and little money. Work and play revolved around the seasons. Every member of the family had chores -- milking cows, harnessing horses, gathering eggs, cleaning the outhouse, washing clothes, and more.

Do farmers eat what they grow?

However, it should be said that there is nothing nobler and more satisfying than eating food you grew from seed with your own hands. But as important as food is, and with as few people as there are growing it, most farmers don't eat their own crops.

Why do we need to farm?

We come to farming firstly out of a concern for the environment and for social justice: from wanting to protect and take care of our earth, and to help all people have access to high quality, nutritious food. Farming also appeals to us because of its connection to food and eating.

What does a farmer eat for breakfast?

Farmers normally go to work as early in the mornings as they can to avoid working in the heat. Between 8 to 9 a.m. they come home for a breakfast of rice served with eggs, fish, meat, or vegetables. Those who cannot afford to have meat or don't raise chicken, pigs or cows, may have salted fish, vegetables, and coffee.

What foods come from a farm?

Milk, meat, cereal, vegetables and fruit all come from the farm. Other things, like apple pies, are made using food that comes from there.

What are the 7 major food crops?

Cassava, maize, plantains, potatoes, rice, sorghum, soybeans, sweet potatoes, wheat, and yams are some of the leading food crops around the world.

What is the number 1 crop in the world?

1. Corn. The rundown: Corn is the most produced grain in the world.

What was a typical household like on a farm?

The typical farming family lived in a one or two room house with dirt floors. Horses were an important means of transportation. They were expensive, however, costing up to half a year's wages. ... Farmers usually had large families of at least six or seven children.

What was farm life like in the 1800s?

Many of the farmers lived in a two-room house because they were poor. Horses were used for transportation and for working on the field. Most farmers did not own a horse because they were expensive to own. Farmers did not work on Sunday, and this was the day that the families went to church.

What did farmers eat during the Great Depression?

Many farm families raised most of their own food – eggs and chickens, milk and beef from their own cows, and vegetables from their gardens. People who grew up during the Depression said, "No one had any money.

What do you grow on a farm?

CSA crops grown include: Strawberries, lettuce, spinach, salad mix, herbs, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, peas, peppers, garlic, scallions, shallots, onions, leeks, carrots, beets, peppers, eggplant, kohlrabi, broccoli, cabbage, kale, arugula, swiss chard, cauliflower, daikon radish, potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter ...

What do farmers grow on their farm?

Crop farmers grow grains, fiber, fruits, and vegetables. They till soil, fertilize, plant, spray, and harvest. Then, they make sure the crops are properly packaged and stored.