211-211 Gastronomy lecture of Tuesday May 13; room 19-602
Chapter 3 – Producing food:
reading of a few paragraphs and explanation of what farming is and its importance to humanity
- watching videos: [1] about the vineyard in Tuscany, Italy + [2] about why farming matters (England)
- vocabulary to remember: farm; farming; dairy; orchard; vineyard; cattle; to breed; to harvest; fish; pig; beef; chicken; shrimp; seafood; crab; fruit; vegetable; egg; grape; wine; crops; barley; oat; commodity; livestock
tomorrow: lab – making Waldorf salad (8th floor); next class will discuss the food produced in Thailand
NOTE: homework 1 received today can still earn full mark
This is a very interesting article and I have read a similar article that’s amazing on http://ffermio.tv/en/blog/farming-business/tomorrows-consumers that explains more about why farming matters.
The article also is a campaign that calls for a fair price for beef and sheep farmers who produce the finest quality meat.