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Locally Grown Organic Food Food that Helps
You And the Environment
Presentation by Nile Wilson
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The Question
What are the benefits of a diet composed of
locally grown organic foods and how can locally
grown organic food be made into a more profitable
market?
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What is Organic?
Organic food is produce and vegetation that is
grown in farms that do not use pesticides,
chemical fertilizers, colorings, preservatives,
and other unnatural substances.
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Locally grown organic food is the organic food
that is grown in your community.
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The Benefits
1. Health
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2. Environmental
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3. Economic
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1. Health Benefits
Less toxins in your body
Smaller chance of getting cancer
More anti-oxidants
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Why is it so?
Organic food is not genetically modified
Contains no pesticides
Contains no preservatives
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Oh No! GMO!
Certain genetically modified crops have also
been proven to cause immune system damage,
digestive problems, excessive cell growth (which
can lead to cancer), and shrinkage of the brain,
liver, and testicles. (Smith)
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Pesticides
Pesticides are chemicals applied (usually
sprayed) onto crops to kill pests that damage the
crop.
Often inefficient because the pests life cycles
short (reproduction high)
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The issue called biomagnification
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Preservatives
Are substances added to food to prolong freshness
Common synthetic preservatives include calcium
propionate, sodium nitrate, sulfites, and
disodium EDTA.
Synthetic preservatives proven to cause
respiratory and other health problems
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Natural Preservatives
Substances Salt, vinegar, and sugar
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Processes Freezing, pickling, smoking, and
salting
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Pickling
Anaerobic fermentation
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Lactic acids
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Smoking and Curing
Generally meats are smoked/cured
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Add salt and other substances to dry out the meat
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2. Environmental Benefits
No Pesticides used
More biodiversity
Natural fertilizers used
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Less fuel emissions from transportation (locally
grown organic)
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No Pesticides
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Applied pesticides usually have contact with more
than just the intended target
Gets into the systems of other wildlife and
biomagnification occurs
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Biodiversity
GMOs have their genes modified to exploit
desirable traits
Ex.) This desirable strain of a crop is grown
more, biodiversity decreases. Sometimes, a
bacterium develops that only targets this strain.
If there are not many other variations of the
same crop, the bacterium will practically wipe
out the crop.
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Genetic Modification
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The Crop
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The Aftermath
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Natural Fertilizer
Seaweed, grass clippings, mulch, animal manure,
wood ash, compost
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Contains calcium, magnesium, iron, nitrogen,
phosphate, potassium, and other trace elements
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Fuel Emissions
Less travel means less fuel used to transport the
goods
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This lowers the rate of fuel emissions introduced
into the atmosphere.
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3. Economic Benefits
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More labor more jobs
The money supports your community
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Profitability?
Currently a relatively small market (not the most
profitable market)
Can be made more profitable by educating the
public and advertising
Incentive programs can help
Government aid
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Where Can I Buy?
Taylors Market 3306 Jefferson Davis
Hwy Stafford, VA 22554 (540)-659-2347
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Quick Review
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Find Out More
At http//www.organic.nilewilson.com
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Works Cited

• Belli, Brita. "Local Is the New Organic The
  Growing Movement to Know Your Farmer
  and Your Food." E Mar.-Apr. 2007
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• Carson, Rachel Louise, Linda Lear, and Edward O.
  Wilson. Silent Spring. New York Mariner
  Books, 2002.
• "Economic Benefits." How to Go Organic - Economic
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• Fromartz, Samuel. Organic, Inc Natural Foods
  and How They Grew. New York Harvest
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• "Getting Started." Health Care Without Harm -
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  lthttp//www.noharm.org/us/food/gettingstartedgt.
• Goldstein, Myrna Chandler, and Mark A. Goldstein.
  Controversies in Food and Nutrition.
  Westport, CT Greenwood Press, 2002. Questia.
  17 Feb. 2009 lthttp//www.questiaschool
  .com/PM.qst?aod101287605gt.

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Works Cited

• Gussow, Joan Dye. This Organic Life Confessions
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• lthttp//www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/g
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• Lambrecht, Bill. Dinner at the New Gene Cafe
  How Genetic Engineering Is Changing What
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• Perucca, Fabien, and Gerard Pouradier. The
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• Smith, Jeffrey. "Eating Genetically Engineered
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