Organic matter

Organic vs. Nonorganic :What is Better for Your Health? No matter where people live or how old they are, or where they came from, all of them have one thing in common: everyone wants to live a longer, healthier life and enjoy it. Vitamins,treatments, exercises,doctors-it is so many ways to improve your health,so many choices. Because of the life longevity, weight problem, environmental issues, changing the diet would be the first and simplest way to start that very important change. Therefor…

crops from the ground. However, did you know there are different methods of farming? Today, two types of farming practices are used in agriculture, and they are organic and conventional farming. These two farming methods have been under constant debate, says New York Times journalist, Kenneth Chang (2012). For those that support organic farming, they believe that the using of natural fertilizers and no pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) maintains the health of the environment…

Reports in 2015, “ on average, organic foods were 47% more expensive,” than conventional foods. A major portion of the general public falls victim organic foods’ expensiveness and inaccessibility. But there are “wholesome foodies” who do believe that America can overcome both of these issues. Barry Estabrook, author of “Organic Can Feed the World” posted in The Atlantic, brings to the attention of his readers that there is no evidence supporting the notion that organic food cannot feed the…

in cultivation: organic cultivation is today one of the most popular categories in the multi-billion-dollar food commerce. “Organic is much more mainstream now and more people are seeking it out,” stated Dunham. More consumers are…

y Whole Foods operates in organic, natural and specialty foods in the retail industry. In 1980, John Mackey Renee Lawson, Craig Weller and Mark Skiles founded Whole Foods in Austin, Texas. In early 1978, John Mackey and Renee Lawson borrowed $45,000 from their families to start a grocery store called Safer Way (“History, n.d.”). Lawson and Mackey, ages 21 and 25, lived in an apartment near Safer Way and soon got booted for storing food products at their place. Shortly after, they decided to…

The True Colors of Organic Food The word “organic” refers to the way farmers grow and process their products to follow specific standards regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The purpose of organic farming is to restrain the amount of synthetic chemicals used to fertilize foods (although certain approved pesticides may be used) and reduce environmental pollution by relying on sustainable techniques to enhance the natural features of a farm. Although the research…

Organic food. Dirty right? Wrong. The food we usually eat is inorganic, meaning it was farmed using pesticides. Farmers spraying these plants must wear protective gear due to the dangers of the chemicals within the pesticides. That is the dirty food. During the 1970’s, America became one of the leaders of the Environmental Policy, an agreement between many nations to commit themselves to taking better care of the Earth. The policy proved successful, and in 1987 people were pushing for the…

Consumers believe if they create a large demand for product, the niche markets will produce enough product even when the population continuously increases. This negatively impacts the industry because consumers then create an increased demand for this product, and the producers supply as much as possible. According to the “The Future of Food” article written by I. Y. R. Odegard and E. Van Der Voet it states, “Presently, a billion people are undernourished and the FAO estimates that food…

Please answer ALL of the following questions below. You can use bullet points if you’d like to assist in organizing any of your answers, but do use complete sentences. 1. Drawing on lecture notes and course readings, identify at least two reasons that explain the dramatic increases in agricultural productivity seen across the world since World War II. You can answer this in just a few sentences. (5 points) At the end of world war two, agricultural productivity improved worldwide. A reason…

said plant? Some would believe that GMO's in food products for that matter is bad, I do. I believe it is an ethical and moral…