...Speech Eng 112-22 General Purpose: To Pursuade Specific Purpose: To motivate those who consume conventional produce to choose organic food ------------------------------------------------- Food or Fungus: Conventional vs Organic 1. Introduction- Have you ever asked yourself, how healthy your food really is? We will provide information on the subject for you. With spending money on foods, which has a great impact on the body, to helping our environment; we will be discussing the pros and cons of organic vs conventional foods. 2. Body Part 1 Pros – Organic foods can be costly but you also get what you pay for. Understandable not everyone might have the money to buy it but there are programs out there that helps in some ways such as Food stamps. This is a program that helps families that have low income with purchasing food. With Food stamps families can purchase any foods in any grocery store. People with low income that receive this can purchase organic foods. Rebuttal – However conventional foods are more affordable and easy to find. Colby College students made a chart showing that conventional foods cost less than organic foods. On their chart they showed non organic milk costing $3.76 a gallon and organic costing $7.36 a gallon which is a 94% difference in pricing. Part 2 Pros – Besides organic food being costly, it is good for the heart. Organic foods do not contain synthetic pesticides. The way to know what the product contains or how it is grown...
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...1 Austin Greear English 95 Dr. Sandin 6 June 2013 Organic Food Benefits “Organic Food Consumption is one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. domestic foodstuffs. Sales of organic food and beverages grew from $1 billion in 1990 to $21.1 billion in 2008” (Walter J. Crinnion, ND 4), and is continuing to increase year after year. There has been many studies on the differences between non-organic and organic food, and there is one universal truth. Compared to non-organic food, organic food has better health benefits, according to research, as well as more nutrition, and less pesticides. To determine the health benefits of organic food, researchers used a fruit fly called Drosophila Melanogaster, raised it on organic produce, and tested the overall fly health. “Flies raised on diets made from organically grown produce had greater fertility and longevity. On certain food sources, greater activity and greater stress resistance was additionally observed, suggesting that organic food bestows positive effects on fly health” (Ria Chhabra, Santharam Kolli, Johannes H. Bauer 1). Through this knowledge and several other studies, it is safe to say that organic food has higher levels of nutrients that are essential to the body, as well as higher protein. “Organic food has furthermore been shown to contain lower levels of nitrates, which may explain some of the improved health characteristics of Drosophila raised on organic foods” (Ria Chhabra, Santharam Kolli, Johannes H. Bauer 7)...
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...should buy organic food | General purpose: | To persuade | Specific purpose: | To persuade my audience to buy organic food | Central idea: | Organic food is the best food for consumers instead of conventional food | Organizational pattern: | Problem, problem, problem | I. INTRODUCTION | A. Open with impact/ Attention getter: | Let’s imagine. One day you are in a supermarket and you decided to buy vegetables. Well, they are all looking the same but they are actually different. You saw the usual vegetables and the organic vegetables. The question is which one do you prefer? Usual vegetables or organic? However, the stigma is that, whenever you saw the price of organically produce food, you will definitely not going to buy it. It is understandable that it is a little pricey but people should know the reason behind it because everyone should buy organic food. | i. Tie to the audience/ reason to listen | Everyone should have the understanding on why we need to choose more organic food rather than conventional food. | ii. Credibility statement/ material | Therefore, I want to urge all of you to choose and buy organic food instead of risking your life due to the long term exposure of chemicals from conventional food. | iii. Preview of main points/ central idea | As for today, I will try to change your perspective of view towards organic food based on three main points: i. Organic food: what is it? ii. Why organic food more nutritious that conventional food...
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...Mercedes Valdivia Professor Eliza Warren WRTG 391 14 July 2013 Advantages and disadvantages between Organic and conventional food: An annotated bibliography In the last decade the consumption of organic products has been growing steadily, although many consumer buy these products with the idea that they are buying organic because is healthy, but studies show that there is not much difference between nutrients and vitamins between organic food and conventional food. The area were organic has advantage over conventional is over the protection of the environment because organic is grown without the use of fertilizers or pesticides. Many studies and researches had been done in organic growing with most of them with the same result. This annotated bibliography shows some of the studies conducted throughout the world Aschemann-Witzel, J., Maroscheck, N., Hamm, U. (2013). Are organic consumers preferring or avoiding foods with nutrition and health claims? Pg. 68-76. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/90/6/1699.full.pdf+html A realistically designed purchase simulation was conducted using 210 German organic consumers, the study was done to determine whether organic products are purchased for its health benefits, the study used 3 different types of food, each types had five different brands. Apparently a consumer tends to believe that if a product is organic, it must be better. The sample tested was not enough to make a generalization of the German population...
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...Would you invest in the cost of your food today, to better your chances of not getting cancer or needing pain management in the future? Organic food benefits, outweigh the increase in cost of food. Let’s say you came across two peaches in the store. Both peaches were labeled with all the chemicals and pesticides use to grow them and the health effects they may cause long term from eating them. Would you care then, about organic foods versus non organic food? We must educate ourselves and realize that we have to invest in our health, starting now, before it is too late, before the problem arises, it is called preventative maintenance. A nice red apple is a nice red apple, right? Wrong. You see when you enjoy your crisp red apple, if it is not organic you are also enjoying anywhere from 48 to 69 different pesticides and chemicals. Pesticides and chemicals are not the scariest or disgusting concern. According the Center for Food Safety, any food that is not considered USDA Organic is produced with chemically washed sewage sludge. You may not know what sewer sludge is, but in short sewer sludge is everything you flush down the toilet, hospital waste, and even slaughterhouse waste. The sewer sludge is then washed and turned into a fertilized which is then used in non-organic crops. If you were to purchase organic food, you would be free of the added chemicals, pesticides and sewer sludge. Food defined as Organic, by the United States Department of Agriculture or USDA cannot...
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...Organic Vs. Conventional “The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and the perfection of human beings” (Fukuoka 119). Agriculture is one of the most important determinants of the quality of non-urban areas, one that can create a cultural identity of an area. But despite the cultural identity it can give, farming and agriculture also provide food which is needed for all living organisms to survive. Nevertheless, the processes and methods of producing the food are split between two very different ideas: Conventional or Organic agriculture. Conventional farming describes any farming not dedicated to alternative methods. Fundamentally, conventional farming is the kind of farming which dominated the 20th century and which accounts for most farming today. In conventional farming, chemical plant protectants, chemical fertilizers and intensive mass animal farming are common. The term “conventional farming” draws its meaning from the contrast to alternative farming methods such as organic farming. Conventional farming methods date back to the Industrial Revolution, which gave birth to newly invented machinery. This new machinery began producing goods with greater efficiency and output, which had previously been made by hand. It was also the beginning of the transformation of society, but did not overtake agriculture as quickly as it did in other areas of production, such as textiles and printing. No doubt, that was because agriculture...
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...Journal of Advertising, 43(1), 18–32 Copyright C 2014, American Academy of Advertising ISSN: 0091-3367 print / 1557-7805 online DOI: 10.1080/00913367.2013.799450 “I Eat Organic for My Benefit and Yours”: Egoistic and Altruistic Considerations for Purchasing Organic Food and Their Implications for Advertising Strategists Ioannis Kareklas Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA Jeffrey R. Carlson University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA Darrel D. Muehling Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA 80% of survey respondents (marketers) indicated they expected to increase the amount of money their firms spend on green marketing efforts in the future. While organic food is the fastest growing food sector in the United States (Dettmann and Dimitri 2010), few studies to date have examined the factors that influence consumers’ purchase considerations, with the vast majority of studies being conducted in Europe and Asia. Furthermore, much of this research has been primarily descriptive in nature and lacking a theoretical base. The exponential growth in the organic food market in recent years and its concomitant effects on companies’ competitive efforts necessitates that advertisers fully exploit their knowledge of what drives organic consumption (Organic Trade Association 2011). With increased expenditures, theoretically derived strategic approaches to reach green consumers are likely to become even more important, as recent...
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...The Role of Health Consciousness, Food Safety Concern and Ethical Identity on Attitudes and Intentions towards Organic Food Dr Nina Michaelidou University of Birmingham Birmingham Business School University House Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT Phone +441214148318 n.michaelidou@bham.ac.uk Dr. Louise M. Hassan University of Stirling and the Open University Institute for Social Marketing University of Stirling Stirling, FK9 4LA Scotland UK Phone +44 1786 466457 Fax +44 1786 466449 louise.hassan@stir.ac.uk 1 Abstract The paper examines the roles of health consciousness, food safety concern and ethical self identity in predicting attitudes and purchase intention within the context of organic produce. A conceptual model is derived and tested via structural equation modelling. Findings indicate food safety as the most important predictor of attitude while health consciousness appears to be the least important motive in contrast to findings from some previous research. In addition, ethical self identity is found to predict both attitudes and intention to purchase organic produce emphasizing that respondents’ identification with ethical issues affects their attitudes and subsequent consumption choices. Key words: organic foods, health consciousness, food safety, ethical self-identity, structural equation modeling, attitudes and intentions, rural consumers. Background The organic food market has grown substantially over recent years across the globe (Giffort & Bernard 2006;...
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...[Origins of the Organic Movement and its impact on society] | Winter Term Honors Project FSM 1070 Professor Scott Smith T/Th 2-4 CRN: 21563 | Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….1 Origins of the Organic Movement………………………………………………………...2 Pre-World War II………………………………………………………………….3 Post-World War II………………………………………………………...…........5 Impacts of the Revolution…………………………………………………………………9 Future Plans of the Organic Revolution………………………………………………….10 The Organic Certification Process……………………………………………………….11 Negative Impacts and Criticism of the Organic Movement …………………………….12 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….13 Works Cited……………………………………………………………………………..14 Many organic practices simply make sense, regardless of what overall agricultural system is used. Far from being a quaint throwback to an earlier time, organic agriculture is proving to be a serious contender in modern farming and a more environmentally sustainable system over the long term. -David Suzuki The organic movement has been in swing since the early 1900’s. Many different companies, consumers and governances have all joined the bandwagon and work to further the goals of an organic world. The organic movement is no where near complete and many dedicated individuals are working to further its progress. Many retailers such as Whole Foods, Alfalfa’s, Wild Oats, and Trader Joes, are all companies dedicated to selling all-natural and organic food products to consumers...
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...Project", 2015). In recent news, there has been controversy over the use of GMOs. Since the Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Flavr Savr tomato for sale on grocery store shelves in 1994, more GMOs has since came on the market (GMOinside, n.d.). Does GMOs have inherent value? INHERENT VALUE Inherent value is a quality attributes to every creature that has a life that matters to it (Regan, 2004). According to DesJardins (2013), inherent value is to have value in and of oneself. Objects with inherent value are ends in themselves, not merely means to some other end (DesJardins, 2013). CONTROVERSY REGARDING GMOs There are two main problems that concern GMOs. GMOs have no boundaries and do not have labels. Once a genetically modified organism is planted they are in risk of contaminating any regular crops planted nearby (The Non-GMO Report, 2005). A survey reports that in the Midwest, where there are millions of acres of GM corn and soybean crops, up to 80% of organic farmers reported direct costs or damages resulting from genetic trespass (The Non-GMO Report, 2005). Unlike the organic food, there is not a GMO-free label on food products. In fact, products are not required by law to state whether or not they contain GMOs. In a world where 92% of the soybean crop is genetically modified and many products use soybean oil or corn syrup the chance of finding GMOs in food is very high (The Non-GMO Report, 2005). All that needs to happen is a GMO crop can be near a...
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...Letter to the Editor To the Editor: In response to your article “Organic Foods: All You Need to Know,” I would like to begin by stating that the topic of organic foods versus GMOs is still very controversial. It is a widely known, ongoing debate, but most do not even know all of the information about the two sides. To recap the general information, I will start with some facts. Organic foods are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides, bioengineered genes, petroleum-based fertilizers, or sewage sludge-based fertilizers while GMOs are engineered to make food crops resistant to herbicides and/or to produce an insecticide. For example, most of the sweet corn produced in the U.S. is genetically engineered to be resistant to the herbicide...
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...write an academic essay in which you discuss the effects of genetically modified food on South Africans and the economy Name of lecturer : Ms Lutasha Ndesi Name of tutor : Gaynor Godlo Due Date : 6 May 2015 | Marking Criteria | Mark Allocation | Mark Achieved | 1 | Presentation | 2 | | 2 | Introduction and Conclusion | 5 | | 3 | Structure ( Paragraph development: Topic, Supporting and Concluding sentences) | 8 | | 4 | Language | 20 | | 5 | Content | 50 | | 6 | Quotations | 10 | | 7 | Reference List | 5 | | | Total Mark | 100 | | Declaration 1. I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another’s work and pretend it is one’s own work. 2. Each contribution to, and quotation in this work that I have taken from the work of other people has been attributed and has been cited and referenced. 3. This submission is my own work. 4. I have not allowed, and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of passing it off as their own work. Signed: …………………………………………… Date: 6 May 2015 1. Introduction Genetically modified food is a widespread problem all over the world. Many years genetically modified foods have been used to help overcome poverty. Although genetically modified foods are inexpensive,...
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...Massachusetts - Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Masters Theses 1896 - February 2014 Dissertations and Theses January 2008 The Impact of the Organic Mainstream Movement: A Case Study of New England Organic Produce Prices Megan M. Dolan University of Massachusetts - Amherst, megan12122001@yahoo.com Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses Dolan, Megan M., "The Impact of the Organic Mainstream Movement: A Case Study of New England Organic Produce Prices" (2008). Masters Theses 1896 - February 2014. Paper 100. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/100 This Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations and Theses at ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses 1896 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact scholarworks@library.umass.edu. THE IMPACT OF THE ORGANIC MAINSTREAM MOVEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF NEW ENGLAND ORGANIC PRODUCE PRICES A Thesis Presented by MEGAN M. DOLAN Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE February 2008 Department of Resource Economics THE IMPACT OF THE ORGANIC MAINSTREAM MOVEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF NEW ENDGLAND ORGANIC PRODUCE PRICES A Thesis Presented by MEGAN M. DOLAN Approved as to style and content by: Julie A. Caswell, Chair Nathalie Lavoie, Member ...
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...his rights as a customer. The awareness is very important for the buyer since it permits him to get the most from what he buys. To develop or start new practices need lot of effort from many side to ensure it can be done, not only from supply side but demand side play an important role in this. Even there is lot of benefit from urban agriculture, we still need to know if public know about urban agriculture or it related practices. The result from study of consumer awareness of organic products in Spain, T. Briz and R. W Ward (2009), show that education was a major contributor factor that influencing the level of awareness. From this conditions, estimated awareness levels ranged from a low 29% to high near 71%. The most profound result is that while there is positive link between awareness and actual buying point. A research in India, Sushil Kumar (2011) give the same result which indicated education plays important role to enhance awareness among people. 64% of respondents with awareness on organic foods have higher educational level (degree holder and higher) compared to 22% in case of unaware consumers. Education background does play important role affecting awareness level of consumer. But in study about consumer awareness, motivations and buying intention of eco-friendly fast moving consumer goods by Dr. H. C. Purohit show the young generation is more likely to aware about...
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...* TABLE OF CONTENTS A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 B. BUSINESS DESCRIPTION – AN ORGANIC OPPORUNITY 4 Introduction 4 Product 4 Groundwork forthe Venture 4 Crops to be grown 5 The Opportunity 6 Our community 7 Land Use, (re)connecting to `aina (land) 7 C. INDUSTRY AND MARKET ANALYSIS 9 Growth in the organic industry 9 The Hawai`i market 9 local competition 11 Offshore organic competition 12 Farming in Hawai`i 12 Customer profile 13 Distribution mechanisms 15 D. MARKETING PLAN 16 Promotions and outreach 16 Specific segment stratigies 17 MA`O customer service philosophy 17 Promotional materials and labeling 18 Pricing 18 Distribution 19 Sales management 19 Competitive advantage 19 E. MANAGEMENT PLAN 20 Organization and board 20 Governance 20 MA`O’s position in WCRC 21 Executive management & Staffing plan 22 Cooperating experts 22 F. Operations Plan 23 Farm plan 23 Research and development 23 Crop growth 23 Harvest and quality control 24 Inventory management 24 Organic certification 24 Farmer’s markets 24 Land, Equipment, Office Space, Tools, Resources 25 Increasing youth capacity 25 G. FINANCIAL PLAN 26 Start-up 26 Accounting system & Business controls 26 Long-term sustinability 26 Proforma statements 26 H. Risk ASSESSMENT & CONTINGENCY PLAN 35 I. ENDNOTES 36 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Leaders must deal with apathy along the Leeward Coast (Wai`anae), perhaps it comes from poverty...
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