Urban agriculture

When does an object become a patent? In some cases when a possession is not in your hands anymore it no longer belongs to you. But in other cases it can still be your possession no matter where it is. There are very odd cases where problems like this arise. In the case Monsanto V. Bowman, the company, Monsanto is suing a man because he took advantage of Monsanto’s patent wrongfully. Monsanto is a Company that produces and sells herbicide and genetically modified organisms, (GMOs) which are…

Primary Document Analysis: “The Plantation is Very Weak” The author of this Primary Source is Richard Frethorne. They were addressing this document as a letter to their parents about the many hardships they were experiencing in a plantation, and they were present at the event and a participant. This was written at the time of the event as well, and it is not a recollection of past events. The author is an Englishman, presumably young, and is at a failed plantation site in or near Jamestown.…

Chapter 12 The yajna to appease the rain god, Indra For seven years the drought and the famine struck the region of seven rivers. It affected the kingdoms of Koshala and the Videha, which included Gautama's ashram. The flow of water in the seven rivers depended on the mercy of Indra. As the flow of water was less in the river, rain was also less frequent. There was no other way but to pray to Indra. The ashrams of the seven rivers were not affected too much by the drought. The kings were…

River Essay The Environmental Effect of the Colorado River Basin The Colorado River is one of the most important rivers on the west coast. It is located northwest of Denver, Colorado in the Rocky Mountain National Park. The river is the largest source of surface water in the western region, and approximately 25-30 million people use the Colorado for drinking water. The river is also essential rural areas and provides services to farmers, Indian tribes, power distributors, and rafters in the…

The Brisbane city council must give out free native plants and not Brisbane city council has a program that offers free native trees for you to grow freely (in selected areas) in your backyard. For this assignment I am proving the argument that the city council should only give native plants to the selected suburbs of Brisbane and not plants from other parts of Australia or the world. Using local native plants in your garden have a lot of benefits top offer, for example wildlife and better…

Viking’s were Norseman of Scandinavia the mountainous region of Denmark, Sweden and Norway and lived between 750-1200 Ad. The Environmental conditions the Vikings lived in were months of cold weather that lead to Dry and bad soil, there were very mountainous landforms and small land sizes for farms and houses. The Weather was harsh and bitter cold months of snow Icey cold conditions. With lots of snow. This Led to very pore soil conditions dry and hard soil was most of the time for the…

The Navajo The Navajo is a group of semi-nomadic Native American Indian people. They live in the south-west nation of America that includes New Mexico, California, and Arizona. Most of them lived in hogans. Hogans are cone-shaped buildings covered in clay. Due to their nomadic life, the Navajo wore clothes made from deer hides. In their later life, the deer hides were replaced with knitted wool. They are regarded as fierce warriors who often raided Spanish settlers along the Rio Grande River of…

1. In the fourth part of his book, Michael Pollan discusses fermentation. The first chapter is about the fermentation of vegetables. Fermentation is basically decay or rot. This used to be how people preserved food before cooling appliances and sealed cans were invented/available. About 33% of food is still produced by fermentation. Every culture ferments food one way or another. One example of culture specific fermentation that is still quite common is the pit fermentation of cabbage in China…

Three examples that support Jared Diamond’s argument are livestock, diseases, and the trade of Ideas. Most livestock originates from the area around the fertile crescent and was brought to nations near their origin point. Due to geographic circumstances such as similar longitude, climate, vegetation, and amount of daylight Europe had easy accessibility to livestock while other nations such as the Incas never had any chance of making contact with these useful animals. These same geographical…

months and are viable for up to five to eight years. These seeds are often spread by wind, water, animals, or humans. According to the Forest Invasive plants Resource Center, garlic mustard mostly grows in “upland and floodplain forests, savannas, urban yards, and along roadsides.” It prefers growing in shaded areas with non-acidic…