True or false? Buying local food helps support your local economy.
True
False
2.
Which of the following is NOT an environmental impact of industrially-raised meat?
Massive lagoons full of waste
Fossil fuels that create greenhouse gases
Overuse of antibiotics, which can lead to “superbugs”
Excess fertilizers promote healthy fish communities.
3.
Which one of the following is NOT a possible side effect of conventional (non-organic) agriculture?
Pesticides and fertilizers increase greenhouse gases.
Fertilizer runoff creates “dead zones” in oceans and lakes
Pesticides overuse can create “super bugs”
Farm workers generally have better working conditions
4.
True or false? “Organic” and “Natural” mean the same thing.
True
False
5.
True or false? Compared to beef, chicken has lower associated greenhouse gas emissions and less saturated fat.
True
False
6.
Which one of the following is NOT included in the definition of organic?
Grown within 200 miles of the store in which it’s sold
No synthetic pesticides
No synthetic fertilizers
No genetically modified organisms (GMOs)