Sustainable agriculture

Outline Introduction Studies have been completed, showing that 10% of birth defects are caused by chemicals in industrial products.("Birth Defects and Environmental Causes." ) The chemicals in industrial products come from many things, however, food is one of the largest contributors to birth defects. Therefore, it is important that consumers understand how the industry's use of chemicals can affect one’s, health through their use of packing, synthetic chemicals, and the alternatives to…

I feel inspired and motivated after watching this documentary. Food Matters investigates the universe of Orthomolecular Medicine and how it thinks about to conventional Modern Medicine. The documentary starts with discussing how our nourishment ventures numerous miles before getting to its final destination and when we purchase it is no less than a week old. The freshness of our sustenance have radically changed all through time. The nutritionist also talks about the issue of soil and how it…

Week 6 You Decide – Selecting the right target group for Organic Hummus From : Isa Bayraktar To : Sales Director, Brand Manager, Marketing Director Date : 10/12/2014 Subject : Defining The Marketing Strategy Of Organic Hummus The company has got a very good product that it is confident about in terms of product attributes, its differentiation and key qualities that will help it to succeed in the competitive market. However, given that that the product falls into the food category of hummus,…

Locavores are people who eat locally grown produced products. Many communities are debating if this is a good choice. I believe it is a very clever idea to eat local since it gives us a better quality of air and pollution, and even benefits the economy. Not only does it benefits us environmentally and economically, locally grown produce is always fresh and has more nutritional value. Eating local helps fight and reduces pollution around the globe. Local food is grown close to the consumer's…

When picking out groceries, you are faced with a choice to make. You can choose organic for more money, or stick with conventional food. Is organic food worth the money? Some experts believe that organic food is better for you, while others believe it is almost the same as conventional food. Organic food is just as healthy as conventional food. Passage 2 states that “According to Consumer Reports, organic foods and beverages run an average 47% more in price than conventional alternatives.”…

Society has recovered its vehement desire for a healthy and wholesome lifestyle. Because of this, the local food movement has gained popularity among those who desire this image. As this path for nutrition is becoming more defined, it has helped coin the term “locavores”, a person whose diet consists of only local, or foods grown within a ten mile radius (Miller). However, as more people buy into the argument for the local food movement, in which it states that the consumption of food translates…

Unit 5 1. Summarize, in YOUR own words (do NOT copy from the website) two of the methods for sustainable agriculture from http://www.ucsusa.org/our-work/food-agriculture/solutions/advance-sustainable-agriculture#.VIlSKYcrdso (including all hyperlinks used). In my opinion, utilizing cover crops and soil enrichment go hand in hand. These two techniques add a magnitude of benefits to the main source of agriculture, which is the soil. Cover crops are an excellent way to reduce soil erosion at the…

Folkewall as Grey Water Treatment for Sustainable Architecture Carla T. Faner (11257806) Architectural Design 4, Bachelor of Science in Architecture, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Abstract This research study aims to explore the intersection between agriculture and urbanization in order to provide a green and sustainable source of agriculture, water purification, and insulation to architecture. It scrutinizes the technical characteristics of the folkewall to better understand the…

When we talk about agriculture, indigenous knowledge has been practice before coming up of modern technology/science. Indigenous knowledge is a product of the adaptation of farming practices to the local Environment, creating unique indigenous farming practices and food culture. So Indigenous knowledge is the local knowledge that is unique to a culture or society. Other names for it include: ‘local knowledge’, ‘folk knowledge’, ‘people’s knowledge’, ‘traditional wisdom’ or ‘traditional science’.…

Actually, we can be divided into organic and inorganic agriculture. Now a day, as you guys already known, many kinds organic agricultures are developed: ecological farming, natural farming, sustainable agriculture, and biodynamic agriculture. We are using not only animals( earthworms, ducks) in agriculture, but also sun and moon 's movement on agriculture. These things are all perfectly sustainable ways. Without harming the nature, we can obtain the necessities. Since no harmful…