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To help customers buy food directly from people who grow it

To connect shoppers with farmers

To put something in the garbage

To throw away

To say what you think will happen in the future

To predict

To bring food or products into a country from abroad

To import

To be thrown away or not used at all

To go to waste

A very careful guess often used to avoid risk

Cautious estimate

To apply the same rule or action to all situations even when different

Blanket (verb/adverb)

The most serious or dangerous possible outcome

Worst-case scenario

A website where people can buy products directly such as from a farmer

Online shop

A slogan encouraging people to buy food grown locally and in season

Eat local eat seasonal

A person who creates eco-friendly sustainable products

green designer

Pollution released into the air from cars planes and food transport

Carbon emissions

The process of moving food from the farm to the customer

Supply chain

(Puerto Rico) Independent food buyers who negotiate directly with farmers

Carreros

Paid based on how much is sold

Commissioned

A person who buys food from farmers and sells it to stores or customers

Middleman

Materials like water energy and land used to produce food

Resources

British term for a garbage can or trash bin

Rubbish bin

Food that is thrown away instead of being eaten

Food waste

Vegetables that have not been processed canned or frozen

Fresh vegetables

Food that remains after a meal

Leftovers

Food that naturally grows during a certain time of year

Seasonal food

Food grown or produced close to where it is sold or consumed

Local food

The date until which food may be safely eaten - usually printed on the package

Use-by date