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How to get rid of mosquitoes? Is that a question that plagues you each spring and summer when you and your family try to sit on your back deck and enjoy a sunny day? Mosquitoes affect all of South Carolina, and especially the Columbia Midlands and Charleston’s Low country. If you are in these surrounding areas, Home Pest Control’s has a mosquito control & treatment strategy that will allow you and your family to enjoy your time outside (as well as inside), and keep the mosquitoes from ruining…

Question 2 – What is one possible threat to continued food production in this biome? Justify your reasoning. Threat: Diseases in the Soil This threat emerges through the presence of clods. Clods are compacted clumps of soil that are anaerobic. When there are no clumps in the soil, the plants are fine. When tractors or other heavy machinery drive over the soil, it compacts it and expels the air. This is how clods are formed. The roots of the plants can’t penetrate these clods and are forced to…

For every pound of Florida tomatoes purchased at a local grocery store, the worker who picked it likely earned one cent. With little legal protection, farm workers who provide Americans food are exploited in both the U.S. and Mexico. While the plight of the farm workers, especially itinerant workers, is not new, laws rarely protect them. For centuries, Americans grew or purchased locally grown food, but with better transportation and multinational agribusinesses, Americans have become accustomed…

In the video “Columbian Exchange”, states exactly what it is, a trade in from both sides to each other unexpectedly. Most are welcome and help to prosper different regions of both lands. From the onset the Americas had shown its ability to adapt and over time genetically form the staple crop for their diet and adapting to each region for greater produce and easier growth. Where there is more food there are more people. The next evolutional crop to be shared with our neighbors across the…

The Locavore Myth The Locavore life might sound like a good new trend to look into but there are some negatives to it that not a lot of people pay attention to or might not even notice. Shorten the distance of food travels, buy local food, help the environment. The Locavore widespread throughout the world has caught the eyes of a lot of people and they have highlighted the problems with industrialized food. But most of them are only paying attention to transportation, rather than paying…

Both the Pacific Northwest and the Coastal South have some sort of agriculture. Agriculture is much more practiced in the Pacific Northwest due to the plentiful precipitation and the soil that is excellent for growing. This means all types of vegetables, grains, wheat and even fruit where grown in the region. Agriculture is also practiced in the Coastal South. Even Though they don’t have fertile soil, there is still plenty of precipitation with long steady summers. This makes the region good for…

The career that caught my eye was a butcher or meat processor. A butcher or a meat processor will cut, trim, bone, tie and grind meats such was beef, pork, and lamb ready to be cooked. A meat processor slaughters, weighs, wraps and labels the different cuts of meat. They will also prepare a special order or a special cut requested by the customer. A butcher and meat processor would fall under the green agriculture, food and natural resources sector of the circle. It falls under the green…

Jumping into the unknown has never deterred me. I enjoy, more than anything, the challenge of finding creative ways to solve problems. Last year I participated in the University of Delaware’s first Healthcare Hackathon: a 24-hour event where teams of students worked to develop solutions to Delaware’s healthcare and public health issues. My team and I were tasked with rising obesity levels. We worked overnight to create a plan which addressed the social and physical determinants of health by…

Settling on which fence to install around the boundary of your house is not necessarily as simple as you might think. There was a time, when fencing options were limited for property owners. However, today you have a plethora of options when it comes to iron fence installations in Austin, TX, which depends upon what you want your fence to do for you. You can also choose from the various designs available in the market. Here is how you should get on with choosing the right fence design for your…

2Green Tree Voluntary Certification System- (Short Term Goal) Making a voluntary certification system can help educate interested businesses and showcase their commitment to sustainability to eco-conscious costumers. I have made a “Green Tree” certification program for office tenants interested in improving and quantifying their sustainability at UIC that could easily be adjusted for dining vendors based on community’s sustainability priorities. It’s a Microsoft Excel based certification…