Lesson 1: Overview of the Food System

1. Lesson 1 Overview
2. Introduction to the Food System: The Story of Bread
3. The Economic Agents of Bread
4. Marketing Channels - Food at Home and Food Away from Home
5. Essential Functions of Markets in the Food System
6. Summing Things Up: Essential Components of the Food System
7. The Marketing Bill and Farmers' Share of Food Expenditures
8. The Location of Production
9. Crop Production
10. Livestock Production: Cattle, Calves, and Swine
11. Livestock Production: Poultry
12. Consumer Location
13. Lesson 1 Summary
14. Introductory Activities