National Organic Program

same time keeping pests away. While this may seem fine, fruits and vegetables can lose their rich flavor and color, which then makes them not as delicious. But because GMO grown goods are much cheaper than organic, people end up buying the GMOs. However, if customers buy and demand more organic food, then more will be produced and eventually GMOs would become less prominent in our supermarkets. It is not just fruits and vegetables that are the problem. The way meat is grown and harvested is…

A company can grow in two different way, through organic growth and through inorganic growth. Inorganic growth is can help a company grow by joining two or more business together. There are two different ways of accomplishing this, mergers and takeovers. Mergers occur “when two firms join by agreement” making it possible to “share the resources of the two organisations and focus on the best activities of each” (Growing a company by international acquisition, n.d.). A takeover is form of…

3.0 DETERMINATION OF CONSISTENCY LIMITS OF A SOIL 3.1 Introduction 3.1.1 Objective To determine the Atterberg Limits of Soils 3.1.2 Learning Outcomes Understand the Principle of Consistency and Atterberg Limits of Clay Soils Describe the Atterberg Limit Tests and their uses Perform the tests and obtain the Atterberg Limits Calculate some Indices (Flow Index, Plasticity Index and Toughness Index) for the Clay Soil 3.1.3 Consistency indices Fine-grained soils are formed in nature by the gradual…

and as technology changes, new competition arises that can create a boost for a certain company but can also hurt other companies. When Whole Foods started, there were very few groceries places that offered organic products and now we see mostly all the groceries companies offering organic products at a more convenient price that creates competition for companies like Whole Foods. One marketing skill and strategy…

Although South Asian is the largest ethnic group in the GTA, their fruit and vegetable intake is lower than the other ethnic communities living in the GTA due to the low accessibility to their culturally appropriate vegetables6. Availability of farm inputs are the prerequisites for the successful cultivation of ECV. Although ECV market has been identified as a niche market in Ontario, the farmers reported the scarcity of inputs (seeds, fertilizers, insecticide) as a potential barrier. The…

Polyface Farm, a local farm owned by Joel Salatin, is a magic place that is different from industrial farms. It is a farm based on grass, different kinds of grass. First, I want to discuss Polyface Farm and ecology. It is definitely an organic and ecological friendly farm which is home to a wide range of corps and animals, such as tomatoes, sweet corn, berries, different grass and pigs, rabbits, cows, and chicken. According to Anderson (2013), an ecologically sound farmer tends to “maximize the…

not help them sustain a healthy lifestyle or a well functioning community. For example, Will Allen focused on the idea of using many forms of trash, more specifically food that has been wasted, to create compost, a crucial ingredient used for organic farming. This concept is especially beneficial in cities and communities…

Farmers markets.where you can get an overwhelming sensation of farm fresh fruits and vegetables on a sunny morning. Grocery stores. The cold atmosphere of organic goods-which sometimes are chemically infused. Although local foods can be more expensive, wouldn’t people rather benefit from the nutritious, and environmentally safe products? A locavore movement is necessary to improve the environment and their nutrition. The locavore movement is just a hype that has occurred in society, and it may…

Landscaping companies provide more than just lawn design and maintenance. Discover the diverse outdoor services provided by landscaping businesses. For many people, the word "landscaping" brings to mind vast lawns, carefully placed trees, and impeccably maintained flower beds and shrubs. While this vision is not incorrect, it is incomplete. A landscaping service can absolutely design and maintain large-scale outdoor landscapes. However, they can also handle the design and upkeep of small areas,…

Masumoto, a Japanese peach farmer, brings up a point on page 30 of Epitaph for a Peach that when read and pondered upon makes absolute sense. What he states can be deduced by common sense alone; however, it is amazing how this wisdom is disregarded by many in modern agriculture. Paying to contaminate the very resources that mother nature so kindly provides to grow healthy, nutritious crops is against Masumoto’s “motto” when it comes to farming. He believes in using sustainable practices,…