Lettuce Turnip The Beet with Farming

KimDanh
January27,2016

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Doyouknowthedifferencesbetween
conventionalandorganicfarming?
Conventionalfarminghasbeengoingon
foryearstofeedourlargepopulationina
cheapmanner.Organicontheotherhand,
goesevenmorebackintothehistorical
timeperiodswherenoonefactoryfarmed
foodsandeveryonegrewtheirownfoods.
Inthisresearcharticle,Iwillbecontrasting
thesetwoextremelydifferentwaysof
farmingintoonefullunderstanding.

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handledmoreproperlythanconventional.
Inaddition,organicfarmingusesnatural
Howwouldyourespondifyou
fertilizerssothemorenatural,thebetter
knewthereismorethanmeets
endproduct.Accordingtoanothersource,
theeyeonyourfood?Organic
Typicalconventionalfoodsmostlyhave
andConventionalfarminghave
geneticallymodifiedorganisms.Their
alwaysbeeninthisdebatein
pesticidesaresynthetic.Mostofthetimes
society.Whethertheyretalking
theyusesewagewatertofertilizecrops.
abouttheimpactontheeconomy
Tosterilizefoodstheycanuseradiationor
orahumanbeingshealth,or
industrialsolventssuchasammonia.
evenacommunity.Organicfood
Typicallytheyusechemicaladditivesin
isactuallyshowntobetterforthe
fruitsorvegetablestokeepthemfreshfor
communityandapersonthan
anunnaturalamountoftime.Andlastly,
conventionalfood.Forexample,
theyusehormonesandsteroidsfor
Organicfarmingaredesignedto
animalstogrowfasterinunbearable
conservesoilandwater
environmentsfortheirprofit.(Epipheo,
conservationandalsoreduce
2014).Thisrevealsthatconventional
pollution.Farmersthatproduce
foodshavetoomanyadditivesandmany
organicfoodsdontuse
harshchemicalsinordertoproducemore
conventionalwaystofertilizeand
fortheworld.Furthermore,buying
controlweeds.Theyusuallyuse
conventionalfoodsisnotalwaysthebest
naturalfertilizersforfeedingsoil
decisionpeopleshouldmakebecausethe
andcroprotationformanaging
morenaturalthefoodis,thebetter.Thus,
weeds.(MayoClinicStaff,2014).
organicfoodsshouldbeeducatedtothe
Thissignifiesthatorganicfarming
publicsopeoplecanmakeachangein
isnotonlyconservingwaterand
whattheyconsumeforthebetterofthe
reducingpollution,butitis
environmentandpeopleshealth.

What is the problem/ topic?

What is causing the issue?

Manyfactorsarecausinganissuein
farmingforsociety.Forexample,one
studyshows,Eachpersonthat
consumesmoreorganicfoodshasto
paymorethanusualconventional
foods.Eatingorganicfoodsisalso
moreexpensive.Organicfarmerspay
morefororganicanimalfeed,andits
morelaborintensedoingallthe
farming.Itismoreintensesincethey
areavoidingchemicalfertilizersand
pesticides.Farmersavoidusing
chemicalfertilizers,insteadtheyuse
compostandanimalmanure,whichis
heavieranditmakesitmore
expensivetoship.Alloftheseare
reasonsthatexplainswhyorganic
foodsaremoreexpensivethan
conventionalfoods.(Centerof
AmericanProgress,2008).This
meansthatitishardertobuyorganic
foodsbecauseofalltheprocessesto
makeeverythingbetterforthe
environmentandperson.Thestepsto
organicfoodleadtotheincreaseof
moneyspenttobuyforaconsumer.
Therefore,makingitharderforpeople
tobeabletobuythehealthieroption,
whichisorganic.Accordingtoanother
source,Organicallyfarmedproduce
hasnosyntheticpesticides,food
additives,andisbetterforthe
environmentbutismoreexpensive

andspoilsfasterthanlocally
grown(conventionalfoods).The
conventionallycroppedfoodshave
pesticidestopreventrottingquickly
andcostsless,butismoreharmfulto
apersonshealth(MayoClinicStaff,
2014).Thisrevealsthatconventional
foodsarebettereconomicallybutnot
agoodoptionforyourbodyand
environment.Sothisistherootofthe
issue.Organicfoodneedsan
increasedamountininvestmentand
moneysoitbecomesexpensive,
makingitharderforpeopletobuy.
Thusthecombinedevidenceprovides
uswithpeoplesreasoningsastowhy
theymightbepickinglocallybought
foodsratherthanorganicallygrown.

What are
impacts to the environment?
Addalittlebitofbodytext

What are impacts to the environment?

Notonlydoesconventionalandorganicfarmingaffectapersons
healthbutalsotheenvironmentwelivein.Accordingtoasource,
Organicfarmingaimstoensurewaterstaysclean,produceishealthy
andnutritious,andfoodshavegoodquality.Moderndayagriculture
affectstheplanetinmanyways.Ithasartificialfertilizersand
herbicidesthatarewashedaway,damagingsoilstructureandthe
watersofriversandlakes.Theseharmfulpesticidescanalsodestroy

organismsanddecreasethenutrientsinsoils.Pestsanddiseasesare
thentryingtofightbackandsurvive,makingtheirstructuresmodifiedso
theycanbeabletosurvive.Therefore,causingnewpestsanddiseases
tofightoff.(HRDAOrganization,n.d.).Thisshowsthatorganicfarming
issignificantlybetterfortheenvironmentthanconventionalfarming
becauseorganicisenvironmentfriendly.Inadditionconventional
farmingcanleadtothespreadofmorediseaseandevennewerand
morepotentiallydangerousdiseasesbecausepestsandbacteriaare
nowdevelopingdifferentlytosurviveinareaswithsyntheticpesticides.
Anothersourcesays,"Organicfarmingemploysmanureandcompost
tofertilizethesoil.Organicfarmingisdesignedtoreducepollutionand
conservewaterandsoil.Organicfarmersdontreleaseanyunnatural
pesticides,anddonotaffectthewildlife.Thegoaloforganicfarming
alsoinvolvespreservingbiodiversityandlocalecosystems.Animalsare
treatedrespectfullyundertheorganicstandards.(CenterofAmerican
Progress,2008).Thisshowsthatorganicfarmingismore"animal
friendly"and"ecofriendly"thanconventionalfarming.Therefore,
makingorganicbetterfortheenvironmentandfortheworldandthe
animalsthatliveinit.Thus,conventionalandorganicfarmingimpactthe
communityinvariousamountofwayswhichcanleadtodifferent
impactsontheenvironmentandorganicisalwaysthebetteroptionfora
betterresultfortheecosystem.

What are the impacts to global or

local communities?

Organicandconventionalfarmingnot
onlyaffectstheearthandanimals,
butitalsoaffectstheplaceswelive
inandhowweadapttofoodoptions.
Infactasourcestates,Overthepast
decade,salesoforganicproducts
haveshownanannualincreaseofat
least20%,thisisthefastestgrowing
sectorofagriculture.In2005,retail
salesoforganicfoodandbeverages
alsoincreased.(OrganicFarming
Research,2014).Thisshowsthat
somepeoplearechangingtheir
eatinghabitsbecausetheyare
informedaboutwhatishealthierfor
themselvesandtheenvironment.
Therefore,making

themchangetheireatinghabitsby
buyingthebestoptionoffarmedfoods
whichisfoodsthatareorganically
grown.AnothersourcesaysMany
peoplemightnotactuallyknowwhat's
intheirfood,sotheybuyconventional
foodsbecauseit'seasiertoaccess
andlessexpensive.Forthepeople
whodoknowtheaffects,theyprefer
organicfoodsbecausetheyaresafer
toeat,howevertheydocostmore
thanconventional.Theycostmore
becauseoftheirmorestrict
regulations,intensemanagementand
labortogrowfoods,andtheirtimeto
grownaturallyratherthanselfpacing
withtheuseofchemicals.(Marissa
Lippert,2011).Inaddition,many
peoplebuyorganicfoodsbecause

they'realreadyinformedabouttheir
betterquality.However,itismore
expensivetosomeinformedpeople
ortheotherproblemwhichisthe
unawarenessofthisinformation,
makingthembuyconventional
ratherthanorganic.Thus,everyone
shouldbeeducatedonwhatisin
theirfoodtohaveabetter
understandingastowhythey
shouldorshouldn'tbeeatingthe
foodstheybuy.Thisaffectslocal
communitiesandglobalbecauseit
alldependsontheconsumer's
opinionandknowledgebetween
conventionalandorganicfarming.

What are impacts to personal health?

Conventionalandorganicfarming
haveahugeimpactonaperson's
health.Asasourcesays,"Organic
farmingpotentiallyhasmorenutrients
incertainfoods.Nutrientssuchas
vitaminc,iron,magnesium,and
phosphorus.Theycontainlessprotein
andloweramountsofheavymetals

thanconventionalcrops.Conventional
cropsdonottasteasgoodasorganic.
Organicfoodscontainmoretotal
sugarsandhaveabettertasteand
smell.(GeneLester,2006).This
showsthatorganicfoodscanhave
betternutrientsormorenutrientsthan
conventionalandtastebetter.
Furthermore,showingthatorganic
farmingishealthierandbetterin
qualityfortheconsumer.Another
sourcesays,Inconventionalfoods,
artificialpesticidescanenterthe
digestivesystemandstartbuildingup
inaperson'sbody.Thiscanleadto
manyhealthissues.Aperson'shealth
canbeputintodangerwhentheyeat
fruitsandvegetablesthatstillcontain
residuesofpesticidesthatwere
sprayedpreviouslyonthecrop.Itis
estimatedthatonemillioncasesof
poisoningisbypesticidesannuallyand
worldwide.20,000peopleendupdying
ofthispoisoning.Severeskinrashes
andheadachesoccurtopeopleasa
resultofusingchemicalpesticides.
(HRDAorganization,n.d.).Thisimplies
thatconventionalfarmingisnotthe
bestoptionwhenitcomestohealth.
Organicfoodsarealwaysthetogo
whenhavingtochosebetweenthese
twotypesoffarming.Therefore
establishingthestatementthatorganic
isthebestoptionwhenitcomesto

healthbecausenotonlycanithave
morenutrientsbutdoesnotuse
harmfulchemicalsthatcanharmthe
body.
What are current solutions?

Therearemanycurrentsolutions
everyonecandotomakebetter
choicesanddecisionsfora
healthierdiet.Forexample,
Developedcountriesarestarting
todemandformoreorganicfoods.
Theseconsumersarewillingtopay
highpricesfororganicproduce.
Theywantorganicfoodsbecause
theyaremoresafe,clean,healthy,
andbettertastingproduct.(Gene
Lester,2006).Thissignifiesthat
peoplewhoareinformedwanta
changetooccurwithfoods.They
aretryingtobehealthierby
demandingorganicfood.
Therefore,showingthatinformed
environmentsaremorelikelyto
changetheireatinghabitsifthey
knowwhattheyareconsuming.
Anothersourcesays,45%of
americansthinkthatorganicfood
soldatconventionalmarketswith
theorganiclabelmeanthatthey
aregoodforyou,buttheorganic
labelbasesonhowtheingredients
werecreated,prepared,orraised.
Organicconventionalfoodsdoesnt
necessarilymeanhealthy.Some

productsuseorganicfoodsbutalsoadd
preservativesfortheotheringredients
combined.Gomoreforwholefoods.Dont
goforpackagedsubstanceswithabiglist
ofingredientsyoucantpronounceoreven
know.Pesticidesusedinorganicfoodsare
all100%natural.Theyarewashedinclean
water.Andlastlytheydontuseharsh
chemicalstocleanorsterilizefoods
becausetheyarealreadycleanfroma
naturalenvironment.(Epipheo,2014).
Thisshowsthatpeopleshouldknowmore
aboutkeepingtheirfoodssafe.Addingon
tothatideaconsumersshouldpaymore
attentiontotheingredientlabelsinorderto
knowwhatisintheirfoodandwhetheror
notitisorganic.Nonetheless,showingthat
theeasiestsolutionisinformeveryoneon
whattheyareconsuming,andtoread
labelsonfoodsbeforebuyingthemand
makingsurefoodissafe.

What are new solutions?

Sinceorganicfarmingisnowtrying
tobecomemoredominant,more
andmorenewsolutionsarenow
turningintocurrentsolutions
becauseofhowfastorganicfarming
ingrowinginsociety.For
example,bringinginmoreorganic
foodsintopeople'sdietscanmake
peoplestartunderstandingthe
necessityofeatinghealthierfood
(Scienceforall,2008).Thissignifies
thathavingpeoplewantorganic
foodsisasolutiontoalmostall
problems.Itsolvesproblems
becauseithelpsenvironmentally
andpreventshealthissuesby
avoidingconventionalfarming.

Anothersourcestates,Tokeep
thesoilhealthyorganicfarmers
userecycledandcompostedcrop
wastesandanimalmanure,the
rightamountofsoiliscultivatedat
therighttimetobefreefrompests
anddiseasescarefulplanningand
cropchoiceisintegrated.Thereis
croprotation,andthereisgood
cultivationpractice.Lastly,farmers
makecarefuluseofthewater.
(HRDAorganization,n.d.).This
showsthatsoilisabigfactorin
solutions.Ifwehavetherightsoil
itcanchangemanyfactorssuch
asthenutrientsineverycropand
thestabilityofgrowth.Meaning
thatthissolutionisabigonethat
canchangeeverythinginthe
environment.Thischangesthe
baseofeverythingbecauseifthe
soilisgoodthatmeansthereisno
morewaterpollutionwithharsh
chemicalsandpesticides,and
morevarietiesofcropsareableto
begrowninmoreareas.So
therefore,changingthesoilisa
majorsolutionandchangingthe
dominantfoodsourceintoorganic
solvesmostproblems.

Conclusion

Inconclusion,organicandconventionalfarmingwillalwaysbeinadebate.
Conventionalfarminganindustrymeantforthousandsofconsumerstokeepa
steadypaceeconomically,butitiscausingproblemsinhealth,environment,
andcommunities.Ontheotherhandorganicfarminghasitsbenefits.Itsanall
naturalsystemmeanttobeecofriendly.Itismoreexpensivebecauseofallthe
caretakenthroughtheprocessofnaturalfarming.Organicfarmingisstartingto
becomeaverywellknowntypeoffarmingbecauseoftheprosthatcomealong
withit.Inconclusion,Ibelievethatovertime,organicfarmingwillbecomethe
mostdominanttypeoffarmingandwillsolveallofourcurrentissuesfrom
conventionalfarmingaslongaseveryoneisinformedonwhattheyareputting
intheirbodiesandtheproblemsthatcomealongwithconventionalfarming.

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