Our Food – where does it come from?
Hi I’m Jake
and this my
friend Jim
An important question to start
with Jim. Are all farmers the
same?
Certainly not Jake –
you’re an ARABLE
farmer and I am a
PASTORAL farmer!
What does this mean?
Here are some clues as to what he does…
Jake is an
ARABLE
farmer.
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Here are some clues as to what he does…
Joe is a
PASTORAL
farmer.
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Creative Commons license
Some farmers grow fruit, flowers, vegetables
and cereal crops…..they are ARABLE
farmers.
Some farmers rear animals and birds
for their meat or milk or eggs…..they
are PASTORAL farmers.
….and some farmers may decide to grow
a mixture of both crops and animals!
Farming in other parts of the world…
Arable or Pastoral
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Farming in other parts of the world…
Arable or Pastoral
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Farming in other parts of the world…
Arable or Pastoral
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Farming in other parts
of the world…
Arable
or
Pastoral
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licensed for reuse under Creative
Commons license