food sources
Where nourishment comes
Food sources are places, organisms, or systems from which food is obtained.
The term appears in discussions of nutrition, ecology, and supply chains: Salmon is a primary food source for bears, The drought threatened local food sources.
It often implies reliability or sustainability—something that can be drawn upon repeatedly rather than a single meal.
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- farmingCultivating land for food
- farm to tableDirect agricultural procurement
- harvestGathering mature crops
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
cash crops · growing season · foraging · hunting and gathering · hunting · fishing · fish market · wild game · gathering · livestock · orchards · gardens · bread basket · nutrition · sustenance · daily bread · provisions · pantry
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, water quality
- insect migrationmonarch butterfly, painted lady, locust swarms, locusts, dragonflies
- nutritionnutrients, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins
- nutrition educationnutrition facts, balanced diet, healthy eating, nutrition class, dietary guidelines
- bear conservationhabitat protection, anti-poaching, wildlife corridors, captive breeding, relocation programs
food sourcesfamine
Severe food shortage
starvation · food scarcity · hunger · food deserts · scarcity
food sourcesend consumers
Final buyers of goods
consumers · food waste · dining tables · eaters · landfills
food, foods, source, sources, sourced, sourcing, feeder, feeders, fodder