Organic synthesis

various resources that UMD offers such as academic tutoring, TLC equipment loan program and guided study sessions is an issue. From personal experience these resources have helped me a lot through my academics. I remember the time I was studying for my organic chemistry class I was struggling a…

Organic vs. Processed Foods Food is very essential in our well-being and survival, it is important for our growth and survival. Two of the most prominent food groups we come across in life are organic foods and processed foods. Both processed and organic have some benefits and disadvantages to our health. Overall, organic food has better health benefits than processed food. Processed foods are produced and preserved using chemicals. Frey argues, “Processed foods include all food products that…

1. There is a disconnect between Odwalla’s corporate social responsibility model and its actions. Odwalla’s motto of “soil to soul” metaphor stated that is used fresh organic fruit to nurture the body whole of its consumers. Odwalla produced organic fruit juice by using an acid-based rinsing process to killer bacteria instead of pasteurization because they believed it affected the taste of the juice. However, Odwalla’s actions were not socially responsible when they found out that the U.S. Army…

Sustainability in Agriculture and Farming “In half of a century, our soils have increased from 1 percent to 8 percent organic matter, and OM [organic matter] is the foundational test of soil resilience and fertility,” states Joel Salatin, speaking of his family farm, Polyface farms (Salatin). Sustainable farming has been around for millennia, but with the destructiveness that many modern farming methods cause, it has gained a growing measure of popularity with people who wish to wisely use our…

make them see why the industrial organic food chain is the best food chain to feed all of america and how important it is to eat organic. The name of this book is called “The Omnivore's Dilemma” and it is by Michael Polland and this book makes the reader really think about what have we really been eating and where does our food come from and the reality of the whole food organization but out of all the food chains the best one to feed our nation is the industrial organic food chain, the reasons…

Constantly in today’s media, advertisements, commercials, and everyday discussion we hear, “no artificial flavors,” “GMO free,” “organic and all natural.” But, do we really know what any of this means? GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, is “food that consists of, contains or is produced from an organism or organism in which the genetic material has been changed through cell fusion or in-vitro nucleic acid techniques” (“GMO Labeling”). Most Americans don’t realize it, but 70% of processed…

COMPANY'S SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths 1. Perceived superior quality products (freshness and taste, awards) 2. Wide coverage and distribution, and top the line production (extensiveterritorial distributors; 6,000 loaves per day) 3.Ability to make rapid expansion 4. Supported by a conglomerate with proven market success (QAF Group) 5. Growing flank product lines 6.Multi-awarded company Weaknesses 1. Limited availability/penetration to lower-end market (sachet economy) 2. No stand-alone…

1) Creativity and Attractive Design The environment and design of Happy 8 Retreats Café is very creative and attractive. The concept their used to design their café is more to “Go Green” concept. Their used wood to decorate their ceiling, ceiling’s light, door, stairs, counter, tables, chairs and others, even a table number they also used wood to make it. Their café also used bamboo to design a VIP room and toilets. Other than this, their also used recycled things to design their café such as…

King Farms Safety and Health Policy King Farms, a dairy farm located in Sturgeon, Missouri has hired me, as a safety and health manager to develop a safety and health policy to protect all employees at King Farms and provide a culture of safety. The organization has twenty employees and as a mission to treat each employee as a member of their own family. King Farms wants to send their employees home after each day healthy and without any injuries. The overall goal of this policy is to implement…

The documentary Food Choices: How Our Diet Affects the Environment produced by Michal Siewierski and Kaiser Permanente, a non-for-profit health plan, while different non-fiction forms of communication that share a common mission of providing important information on the effects of the food we eat and how changing our diet can improve our lives. The documentary Food Choices advocates the benefits of eating a plant-based diet and begins by discrediting long believed myths about eating land animals…