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