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  • Paid based on how much is sold
    Commissioned
  • A person who buys food from farmers and sells it to stores or customers
    Middleman
  • (Puerto Rico) Independent food buyers who negotiate directly with farmers
    Carreros
  • A very careful guess often used to avoid risk
    Cautious estimate
  • A person who creates eco-friendly sustainable products
    green designer
  • The process of moving food from the farm to the customer
    Supply chain
  • 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
  • Food that naturally grows during a certain time of year
    Seasonal food
  • Pollution released into the air from cars planes and food transport
    Carbon emissions
  • To say what you think will happen in the future
    To predict
  • Materials like water energy and land used to produce food
    Resources
  • To bring food or products into a country from abroad
    To import
  • To put something in the garbage
    To throw away
  • A slogan encouraging people to buy food grown locally and in season
    Eat local eat seasonal
  • A website where people can buy products directly such as from a farmer
    Online shop
  • British term for a garbage can or trash bin
    Rubbish bin
  • To help customers buy food directly from people who grow it
    To connect shoppers with farmers
  • 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
  • Food that is thrown away instead of being eaten
    Food waste
  • To be thrown away or not used at all
    To go to waste
  • Food that remains after a meal
    Leftovers
  • Vegetables that have not been processed canned or frozen
    Fresh vegetables