...Joseph Ben-Ur 2/4/2013 1. Organic Valley has very much so differentiated their products from the normal convention items that you can buy anywhere. Selling an ever expanding line of dairy foods, beverages, milk, cheese’s, yogurts, eggs, fruits, market meats, butter, and vegetables all made in a healthy environment. Owner, Paul Deutsch, saw himself how the standard dairy farm grew it crops and how harmful they could be to a human. He decided to go on his own and produce an organic farm where he would make sure no harmful chemical and tainted meats would be sold. Even though keeping the product fresh and clean is more of a job, he has put much money into the farm and his employees to keep everything going. Deutsch also meets with other organic farmers to be up to date and learn new tactics to help his farm each and every day. 2. While the global recession took place and hit every body hard in the last decade, organic valley has still managed to work its way through. With more and more news of contaminated items organic products is in high demand because people are becoming more aware of unhealthy farms that are producing their items and selling them to the people all fouled. For the past 15 years, the organic farms are still on a 20 percent annual growth rate, whereas dairy products demand grew at a rate of 27 percent. Also with the media covering all the horrific stories of these damaging items being product is helping these organic farms because people want fresh...
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...Glossary Abrasion – waves erode coastline by throwing pebbles against cliff faces Adventure holidays – more active with more risk, off the beaten track, in more unusual destinations Ageing population – increasing percentage of old people (aged 65 and over) Agri-business – type of farming that is run as a big business (no longer a way of life) Aid – money, goods and expertise given by one country to another, either free or at low cost Anticyclone – area of high pressure Appropriate technology – level in terms of size and complexity that makes it suitable for local people to use Arch – rocky opening through a headland formed by wave erosion Arête – sharp-edged two-sided ridge on the top of a mountain Bar – ridge of sand or shingle across the entrance to a bay or river mouth Beach – sloping area of sand and shingle between the high and low water marks Biodiversity – level of plant and animal variety in an ecosystem Birth rate – number of live births per 1000 population per year Boulder clay/till – all materials deposited by ice, usually clay containing sharp-edged boulders of many sizes Brown earth – uniform brown-coloured soil that forms under deciduous woodland Brownfield site – area of previously built-up land that is available to be built on again Carbon credits – each one gives the buyer the right to emit 1 tonne of carbon into the atmosphere Carbon footprint – emissions of carbon dioxide left behind by burning fossil fuels Carbon trading – companies...
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...The southern land of ______ reigns heavy forests and dewy, lush grass and the people within were jolly and full of life. Satyrs run rampant in the nearby forests, their wine glasses never emptying. And the Water Nymphs take joy in leading strangers to their depths and spend their time singing their sickeningly sweet melody. All of the land was under the peaceful rule of ____, a moralistic king with a never-ending love to his people and those he cared about. He was well loved by all, or at least many held high respect for him. He and his family have ruled over ____ for many generations and this year was no different. Within his own court he had an army that would come to his every whim. Priests and scholars wrote for him and told him many stories to entertain him. Scientists provide help to the people and come up with such vast theories that people can’t help but marvel at. Within the massive stone walls of the the castle stretched acres across a large meadow with many structures attached, flowing from building to building. By the time the sun had begun making its way down to kiss the peaks of the mountains, the west wing of the castle had already began putting out lanterns that emitted a warm glow on the cold stone below. Some strolled outside, setting up blankets and stacking books upon the dew covered ground. Some even set up telescopes in hopes of getting a closer look at the event that was about to happen. The astronomers were practically buzzing with excitement. Whispers...
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..." My civilization " Have you ever wondered what are the factors that our ancestors filtered to choose the land they built their civilization on? For example, if you had to choose between a nice river valley surrounded by other civilizations or a secluded island, what would it be? I believe that if I were in charge of a large group of people 1000 years ago I would choose the river valley for three important reasons. Firstly,the river valley will provide me with water so I'll be able to grow crops, secondly I'll be surrounded by other civilizations which gives me an opportunity to trade, and finally once my civilization is strong enough I have the opportunity to expand. I am inclined to believe that water is the most important element on earth, because one of the greatest civilizations in history was built on the benefits of water.The ancient Egyptians "pharaohs" depended on water to survive, using water they were able to feed and dress their people. Which had let me to believe that my geography is my destiny, and that's why I chose the river valley. In addition to the availability of water, the trade of goods and services between people as well as nations has been going on for far more than I can remember.The river valley is surrounded by other civilizations which presents a perfect opportunity for the trade of goods and services.For example, using the river's water to my advantage I can trade my crops for other goods I can't produce. in my own point of view I tend to believe...
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...example is located on the south eastern American coast. Submergent Rias Rias are caused by a rise in sea level or a fall in coast levels (due to tectonics) maybe both this cause a previously dry area of land to become permanently submerged. Examples include Portsmouth, Plymouth and Southampton. Fjords A long narrow inlet with steep sides or cliff faces. They are created by previous glacial movements which form a U-shape valley due to the ice forcing its way through the land. Once the ice melted it leaves the U shaped valley that become fjords. Fjards Fjards are rocky inlet of the sea, usually found along relatively low-lying coasts. Formed by the submergence of a glacial valley, fjards are characteristically more irregularly shaped than the fjords. Like fjords, they may be quite deep and may have thresholds at their mouths. Fjards are often connected by mazes of channels but are not typically river-fed estuaries. Dalmatian Coast These form when valleys run parallel to the coast and flood due to a rise in sea level. The tops of the valleys are above water and appear as islands running parallel to...
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...extent is one box. It includes 7 folders of a complete synopsis of Theban tomb scenes. 2. Leek MSS (1966-1985) ( ) Frank Filce Leek, a British dentist and Egyptologist, born in London 1903 and died in London, 1985. He trained as a dentist at King's College Hospital Dental School, 1926-30. He spent his whole working life as a dentist. His interest in Egyptology led him to study with V. Seton-Williams at the institute of archaeology in London. Furthermore, he worked with the team that examined the mummy of Tutankhamun in 1968. Joined the Manchester Mummy project in 1975. His records include 1 box containing 8 folders. The collection is considered one of the most important notes, it related correspondence concerning a prepared monograph on organic materials from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Two photographs showing F. F....
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...A Mother’s Day On The Oregon Trail Aryanna Walker HIS/110 April 5, 2012 William Deberry A Mother On The Oregon Trail Date: July 17th 1847, my husband, 3 kids and I have been on the Oregon Trail for just over 4 month and nearly 2500 miles. We were told that we would get 640 acres in the Willamette valley from the Organic Law of Oregon (Smith, 1998). We will find out in the morning. I am extremely excited for this is the last night before we get there. We left Virginia in March. My husband said that we did this to find a better life out here. He said that we would not have to worry about money. We will be able to grow and hunt everything we need. Any thing we cannot grow or hunt, we can tread for with the Indians or the other settlers. We are not alone on this trip. My husband talked three of my brothers in to coming along with us and they brought their families. My eldest brother has a wife and five older boys much older then my three young daughters. The middle brother has wife and four older children, three boys and a girl. My youngest brother had just married when my husband approached him with the thought of traveling with us. His wife’s family was not fond of the idea and even purchased all of the supplies they were going to need… or so they thought. Luckily there has been a few small trading post and some nicer Indians or they would be walking bare foot. I am so thankful that no one has got seriously hurt or ill. When have met a lot of hostile Indians...
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...Journal of Environmental Treatment Techniques 2013, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages: 46-55 Enviro. Treat. Tech. ISSN: 2309-1185 Journal web link: http://www.jett.dormaj.com Taming the Monster - Attabad Landslide Dam Fiaz Hussain Shah, Arshad Ali*, Muhammad Naseem Baig National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan Received: 06/08/2013 Accepted:28/08/2013 Published: 08/09/2013 Abstract Hindukash - Karakoram - Himalayan (HKH) is a hazard prone region where triggering of landslides due to seismic, geological, hydrological or anthropogenic reasons is a common phenomenon. On 4th January 2010, a massive landslide at Attabad swept the low lying Surat village and blocked Hunza River thereby creating a dam resulting into a huge lake upstream. As a result of preliminary planning, emergency response was launched by Frontier Works Organization (FWO), a civil engineering component of Pakistan Army Engineers on instruction of the Federal Government and a 24 meters deep spillway cut was made through which the water started flowing on 29th May 2010 resulting into lowering of water in the lake. A detailed planning ensued and different proposals including those of Chinese, Americans and FWO were considered and finally based on cost-benefit analysis, the indigenous effort for execution was approved. FWO planned the operation in five stages whereby 675 meters long spillway was to be deepened by 30 meters having a width of approximately 60 meters resulting into lowering...
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...7, 2006 by the Associated Press | Demand for Organic Food Outstrips Supply | by Libby Quaid | | | America's appetite for organic food is so strong that supply just can't keep up with demand. Organic products still have only a tiny slice, about 2.5 percent, of the nation's food market. But the slice is expanding at a feverish pace. Growth in sales of organic food has been 15 percent to 21 percent each year, compared with 2 percent to 4 percent for total food sales. Organic means food is grown without bug killer, fertilizer, hormones, antibiotics or biotechnology. Mainstream supermarkets, eyeing the success of organic retailers such as Whole Foods, have rushed to meet demand. The Kroger Co., Safeway Inc. and SuperValu Inc., which owns Albertson's LLC, are among those selling their own organic brands. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said earlier this year it would double its organic offerings. The number of organic farms — an estimated 10,000 — is also increasing, but not fast enough. As a result, organic manufacturers are looking for ingredients outside the United States in places like Europe, Bolivia, Venezuela and South Africa. That is no surprise, said Barbara Robinson, head of the Agriculture Department's National Organic Program. The program provides the round, green "USDA Organic" seal for certified products. Her agency is just now starting to track organic data, but Robinson believes the United States is importing far more organic food than it exports. That's true of conventional...
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... The simple word “organic” has a lot of meaning behind it. Organic food is food that comes straight from the ground usually by farmed by a famer which takes close look at what he is growing. It also pertains to healthy animals that live their lives without being injected with anything. The farmer does not use any pesticides, chemical fertilizers or GMO’s. The food is 100% organic without any artificial growth aid. This means that al plants and animals that are on the farm are healthy and do not come into any contact with chemicals such as pesticides, hormones, or GMO’s. Organic is all about keeping plants and animals healthy but also the environment we live in healthy. There are many ways to have good soil without chemicals and some ways are composting your food. It is free and very affective. There are a lot of debates whether people should by organic or not. Some are that buying organic is more expenses because you as the consumer have to pay more for the famer that grows it. Another is if organic food has more nutrients and healthy then other foods. According to the Organic valley website, organic food is not only beneficial for people but it makes our animals, soil and planet a whole lot healthier. Organic food blocks away toxins that your body may pick up when you buy food that was processed in factories and grown with pesticides. From first hand experience I have tasted organic food and I have noticed that it is a lot more flavorful then non-organic food. Your body is your...
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...should not be overlooked by any business, large or small. It is vital that businesses today learn how to use this resource to improve our economic value. California’s agriculture has taken a financial beating over the past five years. The 3 years experience acquired as a production manager at a local alfalfa company has brought to light the impact Central Valley agriculture has on the world. Alfalfa is the primary means of feeding cattle. The large and small cattle farms relied on our high quality feed for their organic and non-organic product. The cost to produce organic alfalfa is higher that non-organic alfalfa. If this wasn’t enough, the drought experienced in Central Valley a few years ago raised the prices even higher. This forced some small organic cattle farms (locally and nationally) to close their doors a few years ago. The organic industry is a multibillion dollar industry that is expected to compound 14 percent in the next three years (Daniels, 2014). This industry only compounded by nine percent in 2011(Smith, 2012). This prompts one to wonder what caused this to rise in consumption of organic products. In comes the media. The media is a powerful tool that has helped dictate the choices most people make since America’s first social media president, John F Kennedy. There is a good reason that most people that watch too much television find themselves eating too much fast food. The constant influx of fast food commercials promoting restaurants...
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...ANALYSIS 1.1 STRENGTHS | Yeo Valley farms (production) Ltd is a private limited company and operates in the farming and dairy processing business, mainly in the UKIt operates mainly in the organic dairy market The family business was taken over by TIM Mead in 1990, together with his mother, they have developed a strong brand in the Yeo valley Organic rangeYeo Valley stated production of organic yoghurts in 1993 and introduced its first fruit flevoured organic yoghurt in 1995The entrepreneurial spirit of TIM is reflected in his key philosophyYeo Valley is much more than a yoghurt manufacturerTim believes in a balanced approached to farming | | | 1.2 WEAKNESS | Initially the yoghurt was not organic, with just a couple of supermarket stocking own-label Yeo Valley productsTIMs continues to think of the business as a farm rather than a manufacturer | | | 1.3 OPPORTUNITY | The growth of organic farming in the UK has been driven by the concern of consumers, farmers and governmentConsumer concerns about the quality and safety of food, and the potential for environmental damage from conventional agriculture-to be largely responsible for the growth of the retail market for organic farming produce | | | 1.4 THREATS | | 2.0 PESTEL ANALYSIS POLITICAL | The political response to the mid twentieth century worldwide population growth was to avoid possible food shortages Farming and consumer pressure groups lobbied for government regulation of organic production in the 1980sUnder...
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...According to their oral tradition, the practice of terrace wet rice cultivation began with Abotani (Blackburn 2010). In spite of limited water resources the entire expanse of the terraced farming area in the valley is well watered by a network of meticulously engineered irrigation channels. Their jebi-aji agriculture is an amalgamation of the cultivation of local rice cultivars (amo, mypia and pyapee) and common carp together with millets on the bunds separating each plot. In this system a small pit is dug in each terrace in a series of terraces where paddy is grown. Fingerlings are put in water in these pits. In the monsoon the whole paddy field is submerged and the fishes come out of the pits and move in the submerged terrace field. Again when there is a scarcity of water the fishes go back to the pits. In this way the fishes get better nutrition from the manure in the paddy fields. Thus both paddy and fishes are produced together by proper management of rain water. Fertility of the soil is also maintained by organic means. The paddy fields receive the nutrient wash from the surrounding hill slopes. The house and the granary sites are located on a higher ground so that decayed and decomposed substances can be drained out to the field. They recycle and use crop residue and organic wastes of the villages. Throughout the winter and spring, from the end of harvest until the time for transplanting men, and women carry baskets of rice chaff, pig and chicken droppings, and kitchen wastes...
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...CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Nowadays, the demand for organic food is dramatically growing in Malaysia, but, there are a few factors that may influence the consumer intention to buy organic food. We are search for the related topic and we finally interested to review the study on organic food acceptance, titled Young Female Motivations for Purchase of Organic Food in Malaysia, that been conducted by Jane See Siou Zhen and Shaheen Mansori. The research was published on 2012. Their research work revolves around the consumer behaviour and attitude towards organic food in Malaysia. The broad aim of this research is to review critically the study of organic food purchase in Malaysia. According to the author, they were state that even though the market of organic product is growing, still the demand on organic food is unstable at market place. Basically, the author are emphasized on the impact of four factors that might influence the consumer intense to purchase organic food which are, Acceptability, Affordability, Availability and Awareness and Consumer Innovativeness. CHAPTER 2: STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Regarding to the study, the author did not state any problem or argumentative statement. The author perhaps that, the next researcher will examine or proposed any suitable and relevant problem statement. CHAPTER 3: PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The key purpose of this research conducted ( empirical study) is to understand and discovers the significant factors influence...
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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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