Sustainable design

1. What kind of labels are listed here? Why? Response: The labels on ecolabelindex.com are a posting of various ecosystem friendly certifications, governance boards, and methods. The information available provides credible transparency for consumers and organizations seeking ecosystem friendly guidance in a range of areas. 2. How do your consumer (buying) choices affect biodiversity? Response: Most of our household purchases include organic or phosphate free products. Intentions to create a…

Gasper Farms, located in Rooks County, Kansas is owned and operated by Dan and Lois Gasper. The diversified operation consists of 3,000 acres of cropland and pasture along with 110 red angus cow-calf pairs. Gasper Farms has always been a family business with their 3 children helping out when they lived at home. Today, their son, Joe assists with taking more responsibility managing the cattle herd. During harvest the entire family joins in to gather the bounty of the season. Incorporated in…

Avian Influenza and Its Effect on the Economy The ultimate goal of agriculture in the past, and as of now, was to suffice the people’s demand for food. As the population increased, farmers had to figure out how to meet this new demand, and decrease costs of production while maintaining the same level of productivity. This was no easy task, but over time, farmers, with their improved agricultural methods, brought about enormous yield gains. Horse drawn plows, mowers, railroads, cultivators,…

I learned about the slow food movement where increased awareness of food insecurity and sustainability has led to more focus. I also learned that we should be aware of what other communities have in relation to what we have available to us. I agree with the author that all people deserve food security, which means the ability to have access to food. It made me happy to know that Chicano families could grow food relative to their culture, because being of Mexican descent, I know how important it…

After the Civil War ended, 15 years later moving to the west is a good idea. Due to economic conditions, in terms of jobs, working as a farmer would be the most reasonable with good profit as well. Considering all the criteria to be a farmer isn’t that hard, simply growing crops and selling isn’t as tough as being a miner or cowboy (more work). Being a farmer at the time has its benefits alongside its difficulties. There were quite the benefits after the Civil War that helped farmers such as…

So if Non-GMO are not a solution than organic would certainly be the best choice. It is a well known and quite safe to the average perspective and commonly recognized mark today is the organic mark. Organic peaches to strawberries, asparagus to artichoke. There are even organic breads and even nerve personal hygiene products such as soaps. Sure the marketplace has taken this fedish to the extreme. Of course organic products have a tight competition with a genetically modified products. Not…

The main objective of designing my infographic was to attract the reader with a visual graphical representation of my argumentative essay on Organic Food is a Healthier Alternative to Non-Organic Food. Designing my infographic required time in determining what was pertinent information that would interest the reader. Determining what is considered important from the argumentative essay required a lot of time in carefully selecting the most important information, because everything in the essay…

Summary of Findings •High quality public transportation (convenient, comfortable, fast rail and bus transport) and transit oriented development (walkable, mixed-use communities located around transit stations) tend to affect travel activity in ways that provide large health benefits, including reduced traffic crashes and pollution emissions, increased physical fitness, improved mental health, improved basic access to medical care and healthy food and increased affordability which reduces…

High priced parking spots makes an excess of empty parking spaces, lost clients for close-by organizations and lower incomes for the city. In the case of the parking sports are underpriced, the accessible spaces are constantly filled and drivers must go around the parking lot for long time looking for a parking spot, moreover there is probably traffic problems. In the article “Yes, Parking Reform Is Possible” Donald Shoup was talking about: “Performance Parking.” He means to take out a…

Annotated Bibliography Decostole, Jessica. (2014) “The Truth About Organic Foods.” HeartCommunication Inc. Jessica Decostole is a dietitian nutritionist, her focus of study is diabetes. In this article she talks about her point of view with stats and examples about the problems that the organic food can cause on who consumes it. And how Americans uses to consume it and do not even know the food is organic. This article is good to people who does not know how they can be consuming organic food…