Sustainable agriculture

When looking at a company there are many different aspects of a company that can be looked at, one of these aspects is social responsibility. According to the textbook social responsibility is defined as “ a business’s intention, beyond its legal and economic obligations, to do the right things and act in ways that are good for society” (Robbins And Coulter, p. 649). This paper is looking at the company Whole Foods Market. Whole Foods Market's motto is “whole foods, whole people, whole planet”…

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 the need for parallel adjustments in order to maintain or increase profits. SLO Veg is considering raising their prices to match their competitors. They are also considering…

BerryCart - another app that gives you cash backs for grocery shopping; only this one is specifically for natural/organic products. http://www.BerryCart.com/ Are you looking for ways to save money on groceries? Do you still want to feed your family natural/organic foods instead of processed foods? Would you be excited by app that can help you earn cash back on these natural/organic choices? Then signing up with BerryCart might be a way to accomplish all three of these goals. What Exactly…

The National Park Service Organic Act The National Park Service Organic Act was passed by Congress and Signed by President Woodrow Wilson on August 25th, 1916. This act created the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the Department of the Interior, and put it in charge of the management of national parks, national monuments, and reservations in order to “conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in…

You have probably been seeing the term 'eating clean' in the news, online and in magazines. New buzz words come and go - but the idea of eating clean isn't a new one. It's actually just getting back to the basic way of eating that our grandparents and great grandparents did without thinking about it. Fruits and vegetables from gardens, raising their own meat - all without thinking there was another way to eat. What is a clean diet? Clean eating is about eating 'real' food - foods that are not…

Is organic food really worth what it costs? There has been a debate about whether or not organic produce is really organic and whether or not it’s worth it’s high cost. Some believe that organic produce is safer and healthier for you. Others believe that produce labeled as organic aren’t even organic at all. Multiple experts have studied this topic and there are reasons to believe that organic food is better for you but a lot of reasons to believe it isn’t. Organic foods are not worth the higher…

for food as a result of population growth and improvements in human diets the demand for quality fruits and vegetables are rapidly on the rise. As expressed in Doreen Gabriel, article, Food Production Vs. Biodiversity, even though conventional agriculture is intensive it gives the largest turnout compared to organic farming (356). As can be seen by her extensive research she did not offer a bias argument and provides the reader with information that can be swayed in both directions, but for…

The term “organic” refers to the methods used to grow and process agricultural products. Specific requirements must be met and maintained in order for products to be labeled as "organic." While the standards differ worldwide, organic farming in general features cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that advance recycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and preserve biodiversity. Organic crops must be grown in safe soil, have no modifications, and must remain separate from…

because the plants that are grown in the natural soil boost their production of vitamins and antioxidants. Up to the 1920’s, all agriculture was generally organic. On the second World War the farming methods changed drastically. The modern organic movement originated in Europe while some farmers were experimenting with the alternatives to the industrialization of agriculture. J.I Rodale also helped with the development of it around the 1940’s. By the 1970’s environmental awareness and consumer…

or two later. They will spray them with chemicals that will kill all the weeds and prevent more from sprouting. Organic farmers can not do that because those sprays are chemicals and they can not use any chemicals. "The primary goal of organic agriculture is to optimize the health and productivity of interdependent communities of soil, life, plants, animals, and people" ( ). If they sprayed those chemicals or pesticides they would drain into the ground. When they do that they…