Questions Covered
1. Background Knowledge:
A. About the farm:
- Is there something that made you choose this farm over others?
- Do they have an instructional programs to educate other people?
- What kind of products does this farm yield?
- What are the living conditions for the animals on the farm?
- What role did the animals play in the growing of the craps?
- Do you sell meats that come from other places or do you just sell produce?
- What were your roles on the farm?
- What was your most memorable experience thus far?
- What was the first day on the farm like? (Give us a story)
- What's the one big thing you've taken away since working on the farm?
- Is working toward organic farming a goal of the farm or are they comfortable with where they are?
- Can you explain to us the process of Crop rotation?
- If the farm gets any kind of run off or chemicals, whether blowing through the wind or whatever, how do they counteract that?
- Can you tell us about the lengthy process to convert from conventional to organic?
- What does your farm label this process as? How would you explain this to incoming consumers?
- Are they planning on converting to organic in the near future?
B. Personal Impact:
- Has your farming experience effected the way that you eat? Do you pay more attention to foot labels, etc.?
- When food shopping, do you purchase only certain items or shop at certain places?
- How important do you think it is to spread this knowledge to the people buying from big supermarkets that buy from companies that use these chemicals?
C. Consumer Information
- What is your take on why you think people shop in big supermarkets rather than at local farms?
- Do you think it's because of the lack of knowledge or the fear of the price?
- Would there be a way that local farming would be more affordable to consumers that are on a tight budget?
D. The Future of Farming
- Is there a certain mindset the farmers teach the new and upcoming farmers?
- What is your take on the importance of having new farmers and using their knowledge to make organic farming more well-known?
- Can you tell us some pros and cons of fresh/organic farming?
E. The Big Question:
- Based on your knowledge of organic/bio-dynamic principal based farming, do you think that local farms, such as the one you worked at this past summer, would be able to yield the same amount of product, meat or produce, to support the demand that bigger farms and corporations are currently supplying?
A. About the farm:
- Is there something that made you choose this farm over others?
- Do they have an instructional programs to educate other people?
- What kind of products does this farm yield?
- What are the living conditions for the animals on the farm?
- What role did the animals play in the growing of the craps?
- Do you sell meats that come from other places or do you just sell produce?
- What were your roles on the farm?
- What was your most memorable experience thus far?
- What was the first day on the farm like? (Give us a story)
- What's the one big thing you've taken away since working on the farm?
- Is working toward organic farming a goal of the farm or are they comfortable with where they are?
- Can you explain to us the process of Crop rotation?
- If the farm gets any kind of run off or chemicals, whether blowing through the wind or whatever, how do they counteract that?
- Can you tell us about the lengthy process to convert from conventional to organic?
- What does your farm label this process as? How would you explain this to incoming consumers?
- Are they planning on converting to organic in the near future?
B. Personal Impact:
- Has your farming experience effected the way that you eat? Do you pay more attention to foot labels, etc.?
- When food shopping, do you purchase only certain items or shop at certain places?
- How important do you think it is to spread this knowledge to the people buying from big supermarkets that buy from companies that use these chemicals?
C. Consumer Information
- What is your take on why you think people shop in big supermarkets rather than at local farms?
- Do you think it's because of the lack of knowledge or the fear of the price?
- Would there be a way that local farming would be more affordable to consumers that are on a tight budget?
D. The Future of Farming
- Is there a certain mindset the farmers teach the new and upcoming farmers?
- What is your take on the importance of having new farmers and using their knowledge to make organic farming more well-known?
- Can you tell us some pros and cons of fresh/organic farming?
E. The Big Question:
- Based on your knowledge of organic/bio-dynamic principal based farming, do you think that local farms, such as the one you worked at this past summer, would be able to yield the same amount of product, meat or produce, to support the demand that bigger farms and corporations are currently supplying?