Ten Research Questions:
As we began this class project, Mangini asked us to come up with 10 questions about food, possibly inspired by our class viewing of the documentary "Food Inc."
1. What do state/federal USDA employees do? Why are their jobs important? Why shouldn't/isn't private industry do/doing this?
2. What goes on behind the counter at Starbucks? (Where do the ingredients come from? Does backroom information match their eco-/organic-friendly image?)
3. What is the response to Philly's new calories display law? (Who is most affected by/responding to this? Average people/low socio-economic groups/middle class/well-to-do folk?)
4. Rowan food: what are students eating? (On or off campus? Grocery shopping or meal plan? Greens or pizza?)
5. Elementary/middle/high schools: what are they feeding kids? (What are the thought processes behind the meals? Does it work/matter? What are kids' responses?)
6. Confessions of sushi addicts: what's behind this growing trend? (What kinds are most popular? What're the health facts?)
7. What goes on in typical day-to-day farm operations? (Locally? What do we grow? How is it fertilized/protected from weeds and bugs? Where is is sold?)
8. Vending machines: how often do students use them? What do they buy most often? Do usage rates differ from building to building?
9. Family shopping habits: how do different families determine what goes in the cart and what doesn't make the cut? (Brand loyalty? Brand name everything? Cheapest? Organic only? Allergies?)
10. Kids and candy: parents views on when and how much? What kinds? Dentists' thoughts? Link to adult obesity?
1. What do state/federal USDA employees do? Why are their jobs important? Why shouldn't/isn't private industry do/doing this?
2. What goes on behind the counter at Starbucks? (Where do the ingredients come from? Does backroom information match their eco-/organic-friendly image?)
3. What is the response to Philly's new calories display law? (Who is most affected by/responding to this? Average people/low socio-economic groups/middle class/well-to-do folk?)
4. Rowan food: what are students eating? (On or off campus? Grocery shopping or meal plan? Greens or pizza?)
5. Elementary/middle/high schools: what are they feeding kids? (What are the thought processes behind the meals? Does it work/matter? What are kids' responses?)
6. Confessions of sushi addicts: what's behind this growing trend? (What kinds are most popular? What're the health facts?)
7. What goes on in typical day-to-day farm operations? (Locally? What do we grow? How is it fertilized/protected from weeds and bugs? Where is is sold?)
8. Vending machines: how often do students use them? What do they buy most often? Do usage rates differ from building to building?
9. Family shopping habits: how do different families determine what goes in the cart and what doesn't make the cut? (Brand loyalty? Brand name everything? Cheapest? Organic only? Allergies?)
10. Kids and candy: parents views on when and how much? What kinds? Dentists' thoughts? Link to adult obesity?
