Organic matter

product labeled “organic”? The product may have ranged from a meat to a produce, but whatever the product was, chances are that you went with the lower priced item just to save a couple of dollars. What if you were aware that the higher priced product is actually the better option of the two? Spending that little extra money for that organic product is worth every penny once you are aware of all the benefits that come with organic products. Thus, you should be incorporating organic food into…

In Michael Pollans essay “In Defense of Food” he makes a compelling argument about the additional ingredients in modern day food. After seeing how Pollan brought up the issues about the added ingredients in food, I now stand on his side when it comes to my opinion about modern day processed food. Michael Pollan proposes five ideas to keep Americans from purchasing most of the processed food that has been taking over ails of stores now a days. Pollan attempts to focus on the logos and pathos…

“healthy” or “unhealthy”) but also the quantity of food they ingest. Smaller packaging sizes allow tracking the intake easily.5 Smaller packaging sizes also allow for the classification as a “snack” rather than a “meal” and therefore respond to different consumer needs.6 A reduced packet size of 4-oz., which can be eaten out of tube without a spoon, could be regarded as a component of a small lunch break and thus, a favorable perversion through the adult customer.7 New channel: Currently…

Converting your diet from conventional foods to organic can not only benefit your health, but your overall improve your lifestyle. According to Mary Beth Albright, a writer, food attorney and a finalist on the Food Network’s program, Food Network Star discusses the nutritional benefits of consuming organic foods on her article, "Organic Foods Are Tastier and Healthier, Study Finds." With the help of Charles Benbrook of Washington States University and researchers of the British Journal of…

farmers in the United States is Genetically Modified? In fact, most of the food in the produce section at your grocery store are genetically modified. And what is interesting is that you can not tell the difference because they look exactly like organic produce. This is why It is important to read labels more often, make sure what anything purchase says “Non-gmo”, and be more attentive on other foods just incase. The development of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) should be discontinued…

He promotes organic farming so that countries can become self sufficient and not rely on food aid. However, promotion of organic farming leads to isolation of developing countries from the rest of world. If the the myth that developing countries can become self-sufficient by organic farming is perpetuated it will not lead to independence, but isolation. It is a fact, from looking at the past, that…

the basis for its competition.” (O’Farrell, 2015) One of the biggest strengths that Whole Food Market has is that they offers their customer’s a broad range of product offerings such as providing perishable food items that appeal to the natural and organic foods. They offer their customer’s a wide product line from seafood, grocery, meat, and poultry to various bakery items. With the wide range of products at their stores, Whole Food Market still offers a high quality of…

exposure to toxic pesticides reduce, health risks caused by toxins will also reduce. Organic farming will ensure that people will not have to endure contamination of food, air, and water caused by conventional farming because farmers will rely on more natural forms of pest control. Along human health benefits, farmers will experience economic prosperity by converting to organic farming. The various benefits of organic farming for farmers throughout the world include a high premium, low capital…

the design of less hazardous chemical syntheses, use of less toxic solvents and renewable feedstock, and design chemicals and products to degrade after use. These principles are seen in the making of synthetic organic chemical substances. 1 By changing techniques and applications of organic…

For plants to be categorized as organic, they cannot have been grown with the use of man-made, chemical pesticides, synthetic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or bioengineering. In order for animal products to be considered organic, the animal could not have been administered growth hormones or antibiotics. The conventional method of farming uses an array of different chemically made, synthetic pesticides including herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides as well as a variety of fertilizers…