This paper will be focused specifically on the production of Driscoll’s red raspberries. I will be looking at their supplier Reiter Affiliated Companies, the labor conditions, wages, and difference between the conventional and organic raspberries. There has also been a movement to change the definition of organic and alternative foods so that it also includes the labor conditions. Therefore, there will be clearer difference between organic foods and nonorganic other than just environmental and sustainable differences between the two. The goal is to describe the production and process of distributing raspberries from the time they are planted until they are pick and then distributed in stores.
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Driscoll's Berries is the United States’ top distributor for all berries including raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries. Driscoll’s was founded in 1904 by the Driscoll brothers, Richard and Donald. Their current headquarters are located in Watsonville, California and their CEO is Miles Reiter. This company sells both conventional and organic berries that can be distinguished by their different packaging. They claim to follow the Good Agricultural Practices for food safety, which indicates that they follow rules on food safety set by Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA) of the United Nations. Moreover, Driscoll also boasts having a history of being generous to those in need. Following World War II Driscoll gave 600 formerly interned Japanese-Americans families an opportunity to earn money and rebuild their lives after they lost everything. Driscoll’s leased “a lot of virgin ground at the time and they encouraged Japanese Americans to share-crop the land.” (Sammon) This is one example of how Driscoll has helped the community in the past.
The biggest raspberry supplier for Driscoll is Reiter Affiliated Companies. Reiter manages and oversees the smaller farmers that grow the actual berries. They are “the largest fresh, multi-berry producer in the world.” (Reiter) The company began in 1868 by Ed Reiter and is now currently run by his grandsons Garland and Miles Reiter. Miles Reiter is also the CEO of Driscoll’s berries and the two companies have
“Blackberries in June” by Ron Rash, is about a couple, Matt and Jamie, who have a very pessimistic family, especially when it comes to the young couples accomplishments in life. What makes Jamie and Matt different from the other family members? They have a lot of determination, motivation, discipline, and are willing to make sacrifices necessary to get where they want to be in life. Throughout the story, the author gives a variety of examples of just how different these two characters are in particular. The three qualities that are the most different from the rest of the family are unlike them they are goal oriented, hard working, and make the necessary sacrifices.
In Ron Rash’s “Blackberries in June,” it was easy to be immediately drawn into the story. People can relate to the life of Matt and Jamie. Their life of being married after high school and having a house of their own is a plan many people work to strive towards when in love after high school. Their life seems almost perfect or typical throughout the story. A wonderful and happy marriage with the wholesome relations with the other family members, and some tenseness between an in-law shows how Matt and Jamie’s lives are what seems to be, normal. When Charlton (Jamie’s brother) has an accident and loses his leg, Matt is determined to still follow their dreams and plans
In “On Buying Local” Katherine Spriggs shares her views on the buying local products is better than the imported items for positive environment and local industrial impact. The author explains about the benefits of buying local and their advantages on the local economy and other fields. She highlights some views of the products which can be good for small farms and small rural economics. The argument given by the writer is that small farms are totally opposite than the large farms as they grow crops according to the seasons. Moreover, local buying has negative effects also as it hurts the poor workers like if everyone buying locally then people avoid the global market and the workers work in global markets can lose their jobs also. On the
Trying to eat healthy food nowadays is expensive. Many people choose the cheaper food instead of purchasing organic food. In the video “What’s wrong with our food system”, Birke Baehr discusses how the industrial farms are producing the food in a rapid way but making the food to cause long-run diseases. He has found a sustainable way for people to get healthy organic local food. Birke encourages everyone to purchase their food at their local farm which have no chemicals. Furthermore, the article “Fixing Our Broken Food System: The Plate of the Union Initiative” explains how the food system is broken because the food that people can afford are from the industrial farms. It emphasis to fix this problem, people need to support the farmers by investing in research for sustainable
Berry talks about how consumers should know where the food they eat comes from and should learn to adapt in producing their own food. His main idea is “eat responsibly” (47). Food is not considered by farming
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Moreover, the author manages to expand on the subject of politics and how it affects the development of the growing agricultural industry in America. By asserting that the government has shaped the industry into an economic formula from which diplomatic figures are beneficiary, Pollan declares that due to this, the health of many is at risk for the “quality of harvested foods” is not at its prime. Consequently,
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(Click Slide). Molecular compounds are everywhere in our every day lives! Sugar cane, for example, is a molecular renewable compound. Although we do not think about it, all of our consumer products that we buy and use are made of molecular compounds that come from various natural resources. Natural resources can be categorized into 2 divisions: renewable resources and non-renewable resources.
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In the text, Shapin introduced the social virtue by saying, “Decisions about how we want our food produced and delivered are decisions about what counts as social virtue” (435). Shapin includes evidence along the way in the following quote, “Emile Durkheim’s The Division of Labor in Society, drew a distinction between what he called mechanical and organic solidarity” (435). These two statements by Shapin can identify the lack of knowledge organic buyers have on the foundation of organic products. The author used a logical approach in order to support his standing point. The virtue continues to have an important effect on Shapin’s argument because his purpose remains introducing new problems to organic buyers.
Acai berries are popularly known as superfoods that have both anti-aging and weight-loss properties. However, is it truly capable of producing these effects upon regular intake? Or perhaps it is another healthy fruit that media exaggerated? Also, are there any other health benefits of intake besides anti-aging and weight loss?
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