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A4
Aspen Balzly
Introduction: Upon entering a farmer’s market, one might assume that consumers are eager to hand over their money to anyone with the product or service that they are in search of. Buyers, however, have come to prove that they can be very picky and know exactly what they want and how they want it. Booths of all sorts are located directly next to their competitors, each striving to catch the buyer’s interest and suede them into purchasing their product. Organic fruit producers are increasing in rates, as are their consumers. People not only want fruit, but products that they can trust to have been produced in all natural ways. The word organic is not, however, interchangeable with the word …show more content…
Organic means that the product is made of all natural ingredients, with zero exceptions. An easy way to tell if a product is completely organic is by checking its label. An online article written by the Mayo Clinic Staff titled “Organic Foods: Are they safer? More nutritious?” provides a breakdown of the organic labelling process; “Products that are completely organic — such as fruits, vegetables, eggs or other single-ingredient foods — are labeled 100 percent organic and can carry the USDA seal… Products that contain at least 70 percent organic ingredients may say "made with organic ingredients" on the label, but may not use the seal. Foods containing less than 70 percent organic ingredients can't use the seal or the word "organic" on their product labels. They can include the organic items in their ingredient list, however.” So, as the world is able to distinguish between organic and conventionally yielded produce, one might begin to question the methods and effects of organic farming. Methods of organic farming range from beneficial insects to traps and barriers. Even though most may consider organic farming as a healthy alternative from conventional farming practices, new …show more content…
Teruo Higa’s research is accurate and one might even feel the need to support his views as he makes a very strong argument, but before doing so, it would be wise to pay respect to the fact that Higa never mentioned the downsides of the organisms’ naturally occurring functions. Mutations have been proven to take place in these organisms’ DNA that may actually harm crops and the environment. An online article on the Organic Agriculture website titled What are the environmental benefits of organic agriculture? explains all of the eco-friendly benefits of organic farming. One section of the article discusses the benefits of beneficial plants that can both attract beneficial insects and filter out irrigation systems. These plants are often also placed away from crops in order to attract animals that feed on crops and direct them away from the general location of the yielding product. Introducing new species of plants from foreign lands to protect crops also introduces opportunity for the environment to fall victim to harm by invasive species. The online article took no consideration whatsoever at the possibility of creating more damage by implementing these species into their growing regimen. Agriculture is not the first and only place to use beneficial species as a means of land protection, and it certainly is not the first time to be seeing the plan take a wrong
A4
Aspen Balzly
Introduction: Upon entering a farmer’s market, one might assume that consumers are eager to hand over their money to anyone with the product or service that they are in search of. Buyers, however, have come to prove that they can be very picky and know exactly what they want and how they want it. Booths of all sorts are located directly next to their competitors, each striving to catch the buyer’s interest and suede them into purchasing their product. Organic fruit producers are increasing in rates, as are their consumers. People not only want fruit, but products that they can trust to have been produced in all natural ways. The word organic is not, however, interchangeable with the word …show more content…
Organic means that the product is made of all natural ingredients, with zero exceptions. An easy way to tell if a product is completely organic is by checking its label. An online article written by the Mayo Clinic Staff titled “Organic Foods: Are they safer? More nutritious?” provides a breakdown of the organic labelling process; “Products that are completely organic — such as fruits, vegetables, eggs or other single-ingredient foods — are labeled 100 percent organic and can carry the USDA seal… Products that contain at least 70 percent organic ingredients may say "made with organic ingredients" on the label, but may not use the seal. Foods containing less than 70 percent organic ingredients can't use the seal or the word "organic" on their product labels. They can include the organic items in their ingredient list, however.” So, as the world is able to distinguish between organic and conventionally yielded produce, one might begin to question the methods and effects of organic farming. Methods of organic farming range from beneficial insects to traps and barriers. Even though most may consider organic farming as a healthy alternative from conventional farming practices, new …show more content…
Teruo Higa’s research is accurate and one might even feel the need to support his views as he makes a very strong argument, but before doing so, it would be wise to pay respect to the fact that Higa never mentioned the downsides of the organisms’ naturally occurring functions. Mutations have been proven to take place in these organisms’ DNA that may actually harm crops and the environment. An online article on the Organic Agriculture website titled What are the environmental benefits of organic agriculture? explains all of the eco-friendly benefits of organic farming. One section of the article discusses the benefits of beneficial plants that can both attract beneficial insects and filter out irrigation systems. These plants are often also placed away from crops in order to attract animals that feed on crops and direct them away from the general location of the yielding product. Introducing new species of plants from foreign lands to protect crops also introduces opportunity for the environment to fall victim to harm by invasive species. The online article took no consideration whatsoever at the possibility of creating more damage by implementing these species into their growing regimen. Agriculture is not the first and only place to use beneficial species as a means of land protection, and it certainly is not the first time to be seeing the plan take a wrong