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A comparison of OrganicTRANSCRIPT
Presentation Essentials
Group Project – Unit 4
Deborah Swartzentruber
American InterContinental University
Instructor: Hala Thompson
April 8, 2012
Group Members:
Ashley GonzalezDeborah SwartzentruberRose Darnelle Mathurin
Torre Simms
L/O/G/O
Organic vs. ConventionalOrganic vs. Conventional
GardeningGardening
What Does Organic Mean?
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Labeling
Methods
Pesticides
USDA
(FOA.org, n.d.) (Code of regulation, 2012)(Paul, 2012)
What Does Conventional Mean?
Fertilizers
Herbicides
Insecticides
Why is Organic more expensive?
Farmers pay $2000 a year, costs go up often
Sterilized and sanitized so not to contaminate the food
Weeding, checking, harvesting
Paper Work, Paper Work, Paper Work
Certified
Transportation
Hands On
Management
Organically produced foods must meet stricter regulations governing all
these steps than conventional foods. The intensive management
and labor used in organic production are frequently (though not always) more
expensive than the chemicals routinely used on conventional farms.
(Report documents pesticide, 2009)
What Do Studies Show?
(CHEJ.org, n.d.)
Growth Spurts
Health Issues
(Bueckert, D., The Canadian Press, July, 1999)
Our Planet
EndometriosisFertility
ProblemsBirth DefectsLearning Disabilities
Immune SystemDiabetes
I Can’t Afford To Buy All Organic…
(NRDC.org, Aug, 2010.) Vary your proteinsWhen you do eat meat, eat grass-fedEat a variety of fish
Extras
Q & A
References~ cont.
Bueckert , D. (1999, 7 31). Organic consumer association. Retrieved from http://www.organicconsumers.org/Toxic/hormoncancer.cfm
Bueckert, D., The Canadian Press (July, 1999). OrganicCOnsumerAssociation.org. Beef Hormones Linked to Premature Onset of Puberty & Breast Cancer. Retrieved from http://www.organicconsumers.org/Toxic/hormoncancer.cfm
CHEJ.org (n.d.). Dioxins. Toxic Releases Rose 16 Percent in 2010, EPA Says. Retrieved from http://chej.org/?s=dioxins
Code of regulation: National organic program. (2012, Feb 2). Retrieved from http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=3f34f4c22f9aa8e 6d9864cc2683cea02&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title07/7cfr205_main_02.tpl
FAO.org (n.d.). Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations. Organic Agriculture. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/organicag/oa-faq/oa-faq5/en/
References
Gomiero, T., Pimentel, D., & Paoletti, M. G. (2011).Environmental Impact of Different Agricultural Management Practices: Conventional vs. Organic Agriculture. Critical Reviews In Plant Sciences, 30(1/2),95-124.doi:10.1080 /07352689.2011.554355
Kluger, J. (2010). What's So Great About Organic Food?. Time, 176(9), 30-40.http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy.cecybrary. com/login.aspx?direct= true&db=aph&AN=53021931&site=eds-live&scope=site
Report documents pesticide use increases on GE crops. (November 30, 2009). Retrieved from http://www.ucsusa.org/ food_and_agriculture/science_and _impacts/impacts_genetic_engineering/report-documents-pesticide.html
Sustainable table. (2006, March 9). Retrieved from http://www.sustainabletable. org/ issues/hormones
Usda organic. (2011, October). Retrieved from http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMS v1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3004445&acct=nopgeninfo