Journey of a Peanut Butter Jar

JOURHEY OF A PEANUT BUTTER JAR www.JourneyofaPeanutButterJar.org PLANTING GROWING & CULTIVATING The journey begins with farmers preparing the soil and planting the peanut seed. It will be 120-140 days of caring for the plants from now until the harvest. A healthy peanut field depends partly on researchers helping farmers to reduce environmental impact and to keep the family farm in business. HARVEST BUYING POINTS E SHELLER Farmers dig the peanuts and separate the leafy greens from the peanut pods. Then they make their way to... MANUFACTURING .a buying point and sheller. Federal inspectors and local employees test, clean and pack the peanuts for their next stop. II CONSUMER Traditional peanut butter reigns, but flavors and other ingredients can be added for extra fun and convenience. Manufacturers employ a range of a few dozen people to more than 100 to help get peanut butter to you. PEANUT BUTTER HUMANITARIAN 94% of Americans have a jar of peanut butter at home. We enjoy eating peanut butter most often at lunchtime (PB&J!), but you may even make it part of breakfast or a snack for an affordable boost of protein. Peanut butter also has the power to save lives. For 1 in 6 Americans who need food assistance, peanut butter is the most requested item for food banks. Outside of our borders, peanut paste from American farms is the base of foods used to treat malnutrition. FUN FACTS PEANUT BUTTER There are more than 1,500 peanut farming families The average child will eat i,500 peanut butter 7,500 1,500 ana jely sandwiches before he/she gradvates high school It takes 540 peanvts to make a 12 02. jar of peanut butter 540 100 0 The average peanvt farm is 10 acres PERNUT BUTTER www.JourneyofaPeanutButterJar.org