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crops from the ground. However, did you know there are different methods of farming? Today, two types of farming practices are used in agriculture, and they are organic and conventional farming. These two farming methods have been under constant debate, says New York Times journalist, Kenneth Chang (2012). For those that support organic farming, they believe that the using of natural fertilizers and no pesticides and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) maintains the health of the environment…

in the Fertile Crescent. However, pesticides have not always been an organic compound. The first generation of pesticides was composed of inorganic substances, such as sulfur, mercury, lead, arsenic (calcium arsenate and lead arsenate), and ash. The modern era of pesticides was developed in 1940, around the time of World War II. Organochlorine compounds, such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), was the first synthetic organic pesticide to be introduced. These pesticides quickly replaced…

Madeline Michener, Morgan Stelmaszynski, Joanna Poston, Joe Brahler Team 6 Business Plan: Organic Food and Farming Poland has a population of over 38 million people. With a large percentage of Poland’s population being 30 and younger, the workforce is continuing to grow. The location in the middle of Europe with Germany, the Ukraine, and Czech Republic as neighbors has them in a prime location for trading opportunities. The growth of the economy boomed after the accession into the European…

By the year 2050 the world’s population will surpass 9 billion. To accommodate the new populace the world will have to double its food production (Tzotzos 5). Primary growth will occur in the urban areas, creating more pollution and leaving less usable land for food production. Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are the solution to feed the growing population because they require less land, less chemicals, more crop yields per acre, and can be altered to be more nutritious with medicinal uses.…

with the natural organic food that humans are biologically adjusted to consume. Conventional farming is one example of the steps in that direction, by using synthetic materials to promote plant growth and the confinement of high numbers of livestock in relatively small areas to increase production. If we wish to protect our soil, we need to come up with solutions to make conventional farming more Earth friendly, adopting the methods of organic farming. However, the facts that organic products…

Consumers believe if they create a large demand for product, the niche markets will produce enough product even when the population continuously increases. This negatively impacts the industry because consumers then create an increased demand for this product, and the producers supply as much as possible. According to the “The Future of Food” article written by I. Y. R. Odegard and E. Van Der Voet it states, “Presently, a billion people are undernourished and the FAO estimates that food…

it last longer, stay fresher, and not spoil, you have to add harmful chemicals that hurt the environment. Also, I believe that organic foods are not only not processed, but supposed to be made without the use of pesticides. To create processed food, people use antibiotics and growth hormones which distort the size and shapes of food. I believe that the consumption of organic and whole foods is better for human kind directly for their own health and indirectly for the environment. A processed…

Every value that is listed is pressed on is part of the overall strategy of Whole Foods. Starting with the first and number one value; selling the highest quality natural and organic products available. This is what Whole Foods has been built on, they would not be where they are today as a market leader if they did not hold this as a core value. The second value of satisfying and delighting their customers also seems like a…

Organic or Conventional Gardening: Which Would You Rather Use? Everyday people are growing more and more concerned of where their food comes from. The push for more organic produce in local grocery stores poses the question if there are marked differences between organic and conventional gardening. With the recent increases in organic farming, people are flocking towards buying organic opposed to buying conventionally grown food. Many wonder if buying organic is really better for the consumer…

artificial flavors, or other synthetic substances (FDA, 2014). Often “natural” is synonymous with “organic.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines organic food as “food grown and processed using no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides (EPA, 2012). Specialty food on the other hand, includes but is not limited to, organic foods, specialty candies, baked goods, and gourmet foods. Since organic foods are considered as part of the Specialty foods, Natural food was referred to as a…