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Mission 16 of 16

Everyday Food & Farming

📋 What it is

Understanding farming makes you a wiser eater — about food choices, waste, seasons and where food comes from.

🗣️ Coach says

Knowing how food is grown pays off daily: choosing seasonal produce (fresher, cheaper), cutting food waste (a third of food is wasted), understanding labels, and appreciating the work behind every meal. A little farming knowledge makes you a more thoughtful, less wasteful, healthier eater.

🧠 Memory hook

Farming knowledge → smarter eating: seasonal food, less waste, reading labels, valuing the work behind meals.

😂 Giggle

The farmer's market vendor has the best sales pitch — everything is locally sown!

😲 Whoa!

About a third of all food grown is never eaten — reducing that waste at home is one of the easiest ways anyone can help farmers, the planet, and their own wallet.

✅ Quick check: Give one everyday way understanding farming helps you.

Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.

🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)

Pick one food-waste habit to change (finish leftovers, buy seasonal) — applied farming awareness.

⭐ Do the round to earn your star →
🤸 Brain break: Save-it: mime saving leftovers instead of tossing them — cutting food waste.