Biodynamic agriculture

Surprisingly, I learned a great deal being in this group. I also changed my opinion, or should I say gained one, about a lot of issues that I overlooked in the pass. The first being the FDA. Before this project, I never really thought about this organization or anything that they did. I never thought to question their judgment or why they made certain rules and regulations either. However, after reading the first assigned article about foods that are banned in other countries and not in America,…

Agribusiness critics believe large-scale food production poses harm to consumer health and the environment which can be either true or false because growing rapid food production meets the need of the economy, farming methods are questionable to the environment, and obesity levels are a primary concern in today’s society. Author David Zinczenko in his article “Don’t Blame the Eater”, is one critic that shows the truth behind what’s important as we digest consumer goods. As he said in his article…

The decision to change from nonregistered cattle to registered cattle for market slaughter on your ranch is a large one. Many ranchers enter the ranching business expecting the same experience as the one their family had at home. These ranchers are wrong to make this assumption. They quickly realize just how different the registered cattle compared to nonregistered cattle. Registered cattle cost more money, presents more work and time-consuming challenges, and has more prestige than the…

around the world decided to stop roaming around to find food and start a life of agriculture. The results of this decision were profound, as they have led to the rise of many great civilizations that have formed the basis of today's society. The change in lifestyle from foraging to farming, referred to by historians as the Neolithic Revolution, led to the rise of many ancient civilizations. While the switch to agriculture may not seem truly subversive, it provided a way for ancient people to…

The geographic factors of early earth impacted those who lived there and their ways of life in many significant ways. Some examples of these factors on earth would be their location to water and animals for food around them. Also During the time of nomads they lived in a world that required different means of survival tactics due to the geographic features in which they lived even if this meant changing their way of life that had been set in order for years by those previous to them. According…

GMO’s stands for “genetically modified organisms,” these are strands of DNA that have been modified to help benefit the plant in some form such as making the plant immune to certain diseases or to help the plant grow larger. Arguments in favor of genetically modified organisms include reasons such as the ability to use fewer pesticides because the crop has been modified to be resistant to certain insects. Another argument in favor of GMOs is that the crop is able to grow in more harsh conditions…

Eating Bugs One of the biggest worries for the upcoming years is the growth of the world’s population and how we will feed everyone. It is estimated that by the year 2050 the world’s population will be nine billion. So reliable alternatives for animal protein are in high demand, and one of the alternatives that has been researched is insects. Marcel Dickes speech “Why Not Eat Insects” filmed during the TEDGlobal 2010 explores the benefits of eating insects to gain protein. Dicke explains how…

This article began with a fact stating that 2 billon acres of developing land has been reduced by 98 percent. Also, saying that as wildlands became scarce, American’s began to appreciate it value. From these statements being made you can conclude that the main topic of the article is going to display the importance of wildland preservation. In the beginning of time before the world became populated with machinery and human beings, there was just plant life available. As civilization began to…

The film GMO OMG I feel is a film that everyone should watch because it introduces its viewers to the truth about the food that we eat on a daily basis. In the beginning of the film, we meet Jeremy Seifert and his family who live in North Carolina with their children. His concern for GMO’s began when he realized that he and his wife now have other lives to take care of and that here in the United States people live in ignorance when it comes to what a GMO is. A GMO as Jeremy described, are…

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