Perfect Timing

Perfect Timing

How Far is Too Far?
Lesson: 2.19
Level:
Advanced
Station: Soil Management
Format: Class Discussion
Rating:
Advanced Lesson 2.19 Perfect Timing

Lesson Overview

The cost of convenience is the commercial food system is taste among other things. In this lesson, students discuss how far a perfectly ripened tomato or other vegetable could travel and the implications that would have on the existing system.

Teach the Teacher

Method

Fruits and vegetables grown conventionally are regularly harvested before peak ripeness to allow them to travel better. Often, these shipments travel more than 1000 miles before landing on a grocery store shelf.

Discuss how long specific varieties maintain their peak ripeness based on your research in the Intermediate Lesson and determine the suitable distance those could travel and still taste their best. How would this affect the global food system? How might it affect regional food production?

Related Lessons

Now that you’ve completed the Advanced Lesson, just remember that you can always revisit the Beginner and Intermeidate Lessons as needed.

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