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Fair Food Survey
(10 minutes)
Distribute copies of “Fair Food Survey,” a handout
that comes with an interesting back-home assignment. Explain
the purpose of this survey as fact-gathering, a short bit of
“homework,” a way to learn more about this session’s subject
from companies
 and people who produce food. You will use this
time to explain how participants can engage in these surveys.
The task for participants when they return home is to ask the
survey questions in person or by mail (e-mail), and by their
questions to advocate for more fairly traded products in
markets. Some people they might survey:
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In a market, the produce manager or the manager
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At a restaurant, the manager
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In a school cafeteria, the manager
- The public relations department of a food-producing
company
Some hints about conducting the survey:
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Introduce yourself as someone trying to
learn more at your church about “fair trade” in the food
industry.
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Ask the questions without being
negative or unkind to the people answering them.
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Be firm and assertive if you don’t
think your question is being answered.
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Be cordial and respectful when you hear
answers you don’t like. (You can always ask, “And why do
you think that’s true?” as a way of finding out more.)
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Thank the persons you survey for their
time and their answers.
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After you finish the survey, add other
notes to the form before you forget what you learned.
Go over the questions, one by one,
encouraging participants to take notes about the importance of
the question, and some possible answers. Note that “I don’t
know” may be the most telling answer of all, because it may
indicate a lack of regard for the people who first grow or
produce the food.
If you have decided how the survey results will be shared
or used, let participants know of that decision and make plans
for how the survey forms will be collected, shared or
collated.
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