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FYS: Food & Community Field Research

By: Albert Scardera. FYS: Food & Community Field Research. Topic.

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FYS: Food & Community Field Research

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  1. By: Albert Scardera FYS: Food & CommunityField Research

  2. Topic • The American industrial agricultural system has proven to have negative influences on the environment and its people’s health, which in turn has encouraged the growth of small farms that can compete alongside large industrial farms.

  3. My Findings • Nutritional values • Biodiversity • Viability • Self sustainable

  4. MY Approach • I intended on interviewing both an organic farmer and a conventional farmer to see their points of view on how their farms influence and affects the surrounding peoples.

  5. Interviewees • Organic Farm Bittersweet Farm • Conventional farms Kingston Roadside Stand/Noble Farm

  6. Bittersweet Farm • How would you describe your farm? (type) • What does it mean to be “certified organic”? • How long has bittersweet farm been in operation? Are there any particular reasons? • Do you think that small farms have been seen in a new light in the past years? • What are the benefits to have a wide range of diversity on your farm? • What is the cost of animal upkeep compared to profit from animals? • What is the cost of crop upkeep compared to profits from crops? • Who do you consider your competitors in the farming industry? • Do you believe consumers receive better health benefits from organically grown goods, then goods from a conventional farm? • Do you believe that your farm treats the environment better than corporate farms? How so?

  7. Conclusion • Although Organic farming may be better for the environment and peoples health, it is not yet viable to harbor all the food needed to feed the America.

  8. Letourneau, K. Deborah, Sara G. Bothwell. “Comparison of Organic and Conventional Farms:ChallengingEcologists to Make Biodiversity Functional”. Front Ecol Environ. 6.8 (2008): 430-438. Frontiersinecology.org. Web. 21 March 2012. • Ikerd, John D. Crisis & Opportunity. 1st ed. Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska Press, 2008. Print. • Fitzgerald, Deborah. Every Farm a Factory. 1st ed. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 2003. Print. • Mayerfeld, B. Diane. A Matter of Scale: Small Farms in the North Central Region. UV-Madison Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, February 2004. Web. 1 March 2012. • Williams, Tad, John Fellow. “The Corruption of American Agriculture.” Americans for Democratic Action Education Fund. adaction.org. Web. 19 March 2012. • http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/worthington-organic.pdf

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