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SLO Veg is a family owned business that is currently on their 10th year of serving as the direct link between SLO county’s farmers and local consumers. SLO Veg offers a weekly or biweekly door delivery service, specializing in boxes filled with local, fresh picked produce grown by farmers in the greater San Luis Obispo Area. The delivery boxes promote SLO Veg’s goal of making healthy eating convenient, economical, and sustainable. However, alongside the influx of citizens in the SLO area comes…

Humans are not aware of the importance of food sustainability and how eating healthy are both correlated. Sustainability is defined as the ability to maintain a balance in the environment such as; animals, plants, food, and farm workers. Food sustainability impacts the food we consume and produce. By making food sustainable, this will create many benefits in the community as well as, improving the environment. The following selections emphasize how food is an important factor in the environment…

Imagine flying above the ground taking aerial images of cropland making sure all the pictures capture every flaw to be perfected by a planter; feeling the wind and the fresh, unfettered freedom in the air. This is the daily perspective of several instruments used for aerial photography whose sole purpose is to be efficient. Efficiency is a task that is crucial for the government in this economy. All resources are scarce, so achieving maximum efficiency in crop production has to be accomplished…

Marianna Notaro Culture (material and nonmaterial) differs from one location to the other based on differences in ideology. For example, the powerpoint mentioned an example of a “chair.” The meaning and purpose behind a chair can be very different depending on the culture. A culture that is more agricultural may be self-sustainable whereas most people in America purchase their foods from a grocery store. Food and the way we prepare it may be completely different from how people gather and eat…

Connecting the Community through Food Scraps (Mid Term Goal) Whether or not UIC decides to utilize an anaerobic digester to process food waste a portion should be captured for compost production. This could be used to cut costs on landscaping compost needs, for expansions of UIC’s Heritage Community Gardens, and to provide compost for local community gardeners. A vacant lot on UIC’s west side provides a opportunity to turn a desolate field that separates organizations into a community…

Hormel Food Corporation knows what their consumers want because they are offering newer and healthier products. The corporation is starting to branch out into new countries, so they can continue to reach their consumers from all over the world. In addition to, Hormel is looking in to growing as a company and their capital because they want to explore in finding better things that fit their company and its goals. Hormel Food Corporation is continuing to make changes because they want everything…

When it comes to landscaping, watering your plant life is crucial. That’s why lawn maintenance professionals often recommend installing an irrigation system for avid gardeners. In Elko, Eureka, White Pines, and Lander Counties in Nevada, local residents depend on Team Green for all their landscaping and lawn maintenance needs. As the area’s leading landscaping company, they also install and maintain irrigation systems. If you’re ready to take your yard to the next level, here are three reasons…

Before the consumer becomes concerned about the chemicals on their fruits and vegetables they have the right to know what these chemicals are and where they came from. One source I found as to the origin of the so-called safe chemicals that are put on our fruits and vegetables is in part I of the book “Our Daily Poison” by Robin, (2014). She concludes that the pesticides and his friends that are currently being used on our produce are in point cousins of the same chemical compounds that were…

are many contributing factors to the decrease in the bee populations. He mentioned that some of the threats are pesticides, environments having less wildflowers, urbanization taking over natural habitats, diseases, and parasites. He states that starting a beehive in your backyard is really simple, but it is harder to “keep [it] going.” Winston mentions that the future is going to be hard without changes made in agriculture. He is very concerned about the chemicals and fertilizers used in…

Introduction: What can cause a significant change in someone's life? A death from a relative,a second chance in life,helping the environment,and fighting for equal rights are experiences that have turning points in life.The unit turning points has so many turning points.All of the stories I have read have different turning points.The stories all have connections in changing for the better or people helping them change.This essay will explain the significant change that can happen in life and…