Where Am I Eating: Part V- Apple Juice: Product of China

 Where Am I Eating

Part V- Apple Juice: Product of China

Guided Reading and Socratic Circle Questions

**Chapter 14: No Apples

1. Though the imports have risen 400% in a decade, inspectors have only increased 33%. How has this impacted the safety of human and animals around the world?

2. Two-thirds of U.S. apple juice comes from China, thought China uses pesticides that have been banned in the U.S. for nearly three decades. Apple crops in the U.S. are declining. What role does the consumer play in demanding stricter regulations?

**Chapter 15: Mr. Feng's Apple Empire

3. In 10 years, farming has gone from a poor man's job to providing a decent living in China. How has the government changed profit sharing to provide better lives for farmers?

4. Kelsey describes the inside of the Feng home, the home of an apple farmer. How are the amenities similar to your home? How are they different?

5. In China and in the U.S., children of farmers are having better lives and heading off for the cities. Who will feed us in the future? How will farming sustain?

**Chapter 16: As American as Apple Juice Concentrate from China

6. Apple juice concentrate has been an economic boom for China over the past decade. Chinese farmers indicate that some of their crops are beginning to be affected by climate. What could China learn from other farmers in the world to save their crops?

7. The children of Chinese farmers are headed to the city and universities. It's the dream and a ticket to a prosperous future. The future is not farming. Is China's future our current future? 

8. If China's future is our current future, what steps should we be taking as a global economy to ensure the future of sustainable, ethical farming?


Reference:

"Huge China Apple Crop Falls Short Of Juice Demand". Cn.Reuters.Com, 2007, https://cn.reuters.com/article/instant-article/idUSHKG6657920071212. Accessed 26 Jan 2021.

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