While shopping, Jenna decided to purchase a bag of coffee bearing the Fair Trade Certified logo. What does this mean?
A) Profits from the sale of this coffee will be redistributed equitably to the workers who produced it.
B) The coffee was produced without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides or synthetic fertilizers, and farm workers were humanely treated and paid the equivalent of the U.S. minimum wage.
C) The coffee was produced by a business that has been certified as paying workers a living wage and providing humane working conditions and is supported in using sustainable methods of production.
D) No child labor was used in growing or harvesting this coffee.
Question 2
Which of the following statements about farming in the U.S. is TRUE?
A) All farmers' markets in the U.S. are required by law to accept SNAP benefits for payment.
B) In community supported agriculture, an entire neighborhood or town purchases and cultivates farmland.
C) Over the past decade, the number of small farms (1 to 9 acres) in the U.S. has been stable or increased.
D) Slow food is defined as locally grown food sustainably produced.
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