Where Does our Food Come From?
Part 2: Food Security Overseas
North America
Find out what the typical diet or staple foods of this region are (a good hint is to research the cuisine of that region) and explain what factors may contribute to this diet, e.g.: geography, culture, religion etc.
Corn is a a major staple food in North America, as well as bread. North America has been well known for its cuisine, which mainly consists of the fast food we eat today, such as burgers, fries, apple pie. It is the country where a majority of the popular fast food restaurants all over the world originate, such as McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy’s (The better one, not the ice cream). The cuisine is partly evidence why America is one of the most obese countries in the world, it is stereotypically known to be the created of unhealthy fast food.
The main food industries in Australia? What is the most profitable?
Cattle, wheat, cereal grains, sugar canes, fruit
What impact does climate have on the foods that Australia produces?
Climate can effect whether crops grow rapidly and multiply, or whither in harsh environments, unable to grow or survive. Non suitable weather can greatly effect the crops, dry soil no longer becomes properly fertile. As well as weather patterns, how changes can douse longer periods of time in the heat, or longer periods of time in the rain.
How has innovations in farming changed the way Australia grows and raises its produce?
New scientific discoveries have advanced the Australian farming industry, with better equipment to raise livestock (having cleaner and animal friendly environments) and new growth methods that make crops grow faster and more efficiently.
What challenges does Australia's agricultural industry face in the future?
As with all agricultural farms, environment changes and weather greatly affects the agricultural industry, possible being the cause for the ruin of many farms, plants and lives/jobs. Animals are also a fuse for trouble, destroying crops, ruining farms and killing livestock. Another challenge is the environments in which the livestock and vegetation survive within, if the housing is not suitable, it may in turn poison or harm the livestock/crops, and may harm those consuming them.
Describe what you think the future of Australia's agricultural industry could look like in 50 years.
What foods are grown in the Mallee region?
Fruits are heavily grown in the Mallee region, as well as cereals for grain, vegetables and sheep.
What natural challenges does the Mallee region face? How are farmers meeting this challenge?
When Farmers began to work in the Mallee region, they did not predict the sudden changes in the weather, how it did not stay continuously leading to many failures and abandonment of farms.
What man-made challenges does the Mallee region face?
How it may inevitably go to where communities will populate and build on the land, having less land to farm. Another challenge is when to harvest, the weather has been known to be unpredictable.
Why do you think that the Mallee region is an important region for Australia's food security?
It generates many resources that are used around Australia, It is an important resource that can supply resources when other areas have difficulty, and the Mallee region has minimal difficulty with other.
Why were they difficult to clear?
Because the equipment used to clear them were primitive, it was difficult as the scrub would get in the way, and the machines had difficulty until they were improved.
What did farmers do before these inventions?
Not knowing a efficient form of performing their work, they had to manually perform their tasks by hand, without the use of large machines.
What were they attempting to do in the farming process with these new inventions?
They were attempting to work faster and efficiently, multitasking; using the machines to clear the land while working/farming on the clear land at the same time.
How were the items in photographs 1–3 used and handled?
The Mallee roller knocks down the trees/scrubs, it then evolved into another from that allowed itself to go over the already knocked down scrubs. The stump jump plough allowed the machine, when it encountered a stump, to lift itself over the stump, avoiding any contact.
How did they improve the methods of farming?
Them improved on their farming once they had found out ploughing across the slopes of the field was far more sustainable and efficient.
Would they have improved farm yields?
Yes as they began inexperienced, not knowing how different the changes in the weather were, and how many mistakes their assumptions made.
What would have made life even easier?
It would have been easier if they had information previously, and that had more time to improve on the equipment/machines they use. It would also have been better if they created a mechanism that collects the material/resource, so they aren’t burning everything and wasting material.
Where would you gain your knowledge about the climate so you could start your farming venture?
I would look at nearby towns to find any information about farms and the caring/preservation of farms. I would also talk to nearby farmers who have successful farms, and ask for any tips to keep my farm working.
Where would you look to set up your property?
An area with rich, fertile soil, flat and open land with trees, with bright green leaves.
What obstacles would you face?
An obstacle would be the unpredictability of the weather.
What farming knowledge would you need?
How to adjust to the the differences in the weather, how it changes, as well as preparing for any bad or unfortunate event that may occur.
How different might it have been from your homeland in England?
I wouldn't know because I was in jail. The weather would be easily found as the land has already been farmed successfully before, and the weather and problems (information on it) would not be hard to find.
Who would assist you in those times?
Any other colonisers that may have begun farming successfully already, possibly consulting natives to ask for advice (highly unlikely though due to the racial differences and discrimination during that period of time).
Part 2: Food Security Overseas
North America
Find out what the typical diet or staple foods of this region are (a good hint is to research the cuisine of that region) and explain what factors may contribute to this diet, e.g.: geography, culture, religion etc.
Corn is a a major staple food in North America, as well as bread. North America has been well known for its cuisine, which mainly consists of the fast food we eat today, such as burgers, fries, apple pie. It is the country where a majority of the popular fast food restaurants all over the world originate, such as McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy’s (The better one, not the ice cream). The cuisine is partly evidence why America is one of the most obese countries in the world, it is stereotypically known to be the created of unhealthy fast food.
The main food industries in Australia? What is the most profitable?
Cattle, wheat, cereal grains, sugar canes, fruit
What impact does climate have on the foods that Australia produces?
Climate can effect whether crops grow rapidly and multiply, or whither in harsh environments, unable to grow or survive. Non suitable weather can greatly effect the crops, dry soil no longer becomes properly fertile. As well as weather patterns, how changes can douse longer periods of time in the heat, or longer periods of time in the rain.
How has innovations in farming changed the way Australia grows and raises its produce?
New scientific discoveries have advanced the Australian farming industry, with better equipment to raise livestock (having cleaner and animal friendly environments) and new growth methods that make crops grow faster and more efficiently.
What challenges does Australia's agricultural industry face in the future?
As with all agricultural farms, environment changes and weather greatly affects the agricultural industry, possible being the cause for the ruin of many farms, plants and lives/jobs. Animals are also a fuse for trouble, destroying crops, ruining farms and killing livestock. Another challenge is the environments in which the livestock and vegetation survive within, if the housing is not suitable, it may in turn poison or harm the livestock/crops, and may harm those consuming them.
Describe what you think the future of Australia's agricultural industry could look like in 50 years.
What foods are grown in the Mallee region?
Fruits are heavily grown in the Mallee region, as well as cereals for grain, vegetables and sheep.
What natural challenges does the Mallee region face? How are farmers meeting this challenge?
When Farmers began to work in the Mallee region, they did not predict the sudden changes in the weather, how it did not stay continuously leading to many failures and abandonment of farms.
What man-made challenges does the Mallee region face?
How it may inevitably go to where communities will populate and build on the land, having less land to farm. Another challenge is when to harvest, the weather has been known to be unpredictable.
Why do you think that the Mallee region is an important region for Australia's food security?
It generates many resources that are used around Australia, It is an important resource that can supply resources when other areas have difficulty, and the Mallee region has minimal difficulty with other.
Why were they difficult to clear?
Because the equipment used to clear them were primitive, it was difficult as the scrub would get in the way, and the machines had difficulty until they were improved.
What did farmers do before these inventions?
Not knowing a efficient form of performing their work, they had to manually perform their tasks by hand, without the use of large machines.
What were they attempting to do in the farming process with these new inventions?
They were attempting to work faster and efficiently, multitasking; using the machines to clear the land while working/farming on the clear land at the same time.
How were the items in photographs 1–3 used and handled?
The Mallee roller knocks down the trees/scrubs, it then evolved into another from that allowed itself to go over the already knocked down scrubs. The stump jump plough allowed the machine, when it encountered a stump, to lift itself over the stump, avoiding any contact.
How did they improve the methods of farming?
Them improved on their farming once they had found out ploughing across the slopes of the field was far more sustainable and efficient.
Would they have improved farm yields?
Yes as they began inexperienced, not knowing how different the changes in the weather were, and how many mistakes their assumptions made.
What would have made life even easier?
It would have been easier if they had information previously, and that had more time to improve on the equipment/machines they use. It would also have been better if they created a mechanism that collects the material/resource, so they aren’t burning everything and wasting material.
Where would you gain your knowledge about the climate so you could start your farming venture?
I would look at nearby towns to find any information about farms and the caring/preservation of farms. I would also talk to nearby farmers who have successful farms, and ask for any tips to keep my farm working.
Where would you look to set up your property?
An area with rich, fertile soil, flat and open land with trees, with bright green leaves.
What obstacles would you face?
An obstacle would be the unpredictability of the weather.
What farming knowledge would you need?
How to adjust to the the differences in the weather, how it changes, as well as preparing for any bad or unfortunate event that may occur.
How different might it have been from your homeland in England?
I wouldn't know because I was in jail. The weather would be easily found as the land has already been farmed successfully before, and the weather and problems (information on it) would not be hard to find.
Who would assist you in those times?
Any other colonisers that may have begun farming successfully already, possibly consulting natives to ask for advice (highly unlikely though due to the racial differences and discrimination during that period of time).