AESC 2050 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
2 main crops grown at Pearson farms? - answer- peaches
pecans
Pearson farms is a ____ generational diversified family farm - answer- 5th
generational
where is pearson farms located? - answer- fort valley, ga
one of the major challenges faced by pearson farm's peach industry - answer- lack of
local labor
labor intensive (grow, prune, thin, pick and pack)
short term employment (February--> August)
H2A program
peach season - answer- May --> August
peaches need a certain amount of ___________ to satisfy dormancy - answer-
CHILL
(too much chill can kill bloom)
high dormancy --> bloom in sync
low dormancy--> fruit drop
the crop which processing is solely done by machinery - answer- pecans
shaker
v-sweep
Pearson farms view on GMO/Organic? - answer- impossible to be organic
(legal pesticides)
NOT GMO
the higher the input costs for chemicals, fertilizer and labor,(pearson farms) the
greater the _________________ - answer- efficiency
pearson farms government regulations - answer- what/how/when to spray chemicals
pecan season - answer- fall in October
, pearson farms: peaches are _________% utility - answer- 80-85%
what lead to the resurgence of the peach industry after its decline in the 80s and 90s
- answer- local grown
"know your farmer"
"GA peach"
It (is/is not) cheaper to grown your own food - answer- it is NOT cheaper
Urban farming video: urban migration caused the development of _________
_________________
80% of ppl live in cities - answer- urban agriculture
the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village,
town or city
can involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and
horticulture - answer- urban agriculture
vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks
during the 1940s - answer- victory gardens
urban ag video:
2 reasonings behind development of urban agriculture - answer- climate change
population increase
urban ag video:
the major con about urban agriculture is .... - answer- how to get rid of waste
taking advantage of existing urban areas for conversion to traditional agriculture
methods - answer- low tech urban agriculture
community gardens
and farmers markets are examples of - answer- low tech urban agriculture
low tech urban ag video:
took place in _______
all of their labor comes from _______ - answer- southern california
family
low tech urban ag video:
they could produce all of the food that they needed EXCEPT ... - answer- wheat, rice
and corn
low tech urban ag rule breaker - answer- FOOTPRINT
productive agriculture does not have to be BIG
ANSWERS
2 main crops grown at Pearson farms? - answer- peaches
pecans
Pearson farms is a ____ generational diversified family farm - answer- 5th
generational
where is pearson farms located? - answer- fort valley, ga
one of the major challenges faced by pearson farm's peach industry - answer- lack of
local labor
labor intensive (grow, prune, thin, pick and pack)
short term employment (February--> August)
H2A program
peach season - answer- May --> August
peaches need a certain amount of ___________ to satisfy dormancy - answer-
CHILL
(too much chill can kill bloom)
high dormancy --> bloom in sync
low dormancy--> fruit drop
the crop which processing is solely done by machinery - answer- pecans
shaker
v-sweep
Pearson farms view on GMO/Organic? - answer- impossible to be organic
(legal pesticides)
NOT GMO
the higher the input costs for chemicals, fertilizer and labor,(pearson farms) the
greater the _________________ - answer- efficiency
pearson farms government regulations - answer- what/how/when to spray chemicals
pecan season - answer- fall in October
, pearson farms: peaches are _________% utility - answer- 80-85%
what lead to the resurgence of the peach industry after its decline in the 80s and 90s
- answer- local grown
"know your farmer"
"GA peach"
It (is/is not) cheaper to grown your own food - answer- it is NOT cheaper
Urban farming video: urban migration caused the development of _________
_________________
80% of ppl live in cities - answer- urban agriculture
the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village,
town or city
can involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and
horticulture - answer- urban agriculture
vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks
during the 1940s - answer- victory gardens
urban ag video:
2 reasonings behind development of urban agriculture - answer- climate change
population increase
urban ag video:
the major con about urban agriculture is .... - answer- how to get rid of waste
taking advantage of existing urban areas for conversion to traditional agriculture
methods - answer- low tech urban agriculture
community gardens
and farmers markets are examples of - answer- low tech urban agriculture
low tech urban ag video:
took place in _______
all of their labor comes from _______ - answer- southern california
family
low tech urban ag video:
they could produce all of the food that they needed EXCEPT ... - answer- wheat, rice
and corn
low tech urban ag rule breaker - answer- FOOTPRINT
productive agriculture does not have to be BIG
