Language is of the most importance when it comes to describing the reality we are facing and the reality we want to create.  A key source of confusion is when people are not clear on the definition of a term they are both referring to or when they have different definitions of the same term.  Furthermore, it is common for the meaning of a word to evolve over time as it is used more and more and as it is used in different contexts. 
 
To avoid confusion within the FEAST Consortium and to have a common understanding of some key concepts in the food system, we have created a glossary of terms which we will continue to evolve over the course of the project.  To be clear, we are not suggesting that the definitions below are 'right', but only that this is what our FEAST consortium partners mean when we are referring to these key terms.  All words included in the FEAST glossary will come from existing sources, for which the reference will be provided below the word.