10 Research Questions:
As we began this class project, Mangini asked us to come up with 10 questions about food (la comida or the food industry), 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?
