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    In the Shenandoah Valley near the border of Virginia, Joel Salatin and his son Daniel, accompanied by two farm hands, run “one of the most productive and influential alternative farms in America” (Pollan 126). Polyface Farm is rather unique in its business tactics as well as agricultural practices. The only way to eat products from Polyface farm is to live next to it. . .or within a half-day’s drive. Joel Salatin is a firm believer of “relationship marketing” wherein the only way to ensure integrity

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    argue that experience is not comparable to certification or vice versa. A certification is a credential showing that you satisfactorily completed your training and you passed the proficiency exam for surgical technology. It would take years with dedication to develop and prove those skills and bring it up to par with your peers. Nevertheless, certification sets a foundation that promotes professional growth through continuing education. Certification above all validates and recognized a lifelong

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    Kudler’s growth strategy to expand its customer base and improve its competitive position, the company has decided to contract with local organic farmers to provide fresh organic produce in its stores. This paper

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    dog trainer instead of a basic dog trainer? A certified dog trainer is one that takes their dog training career seriously enough to become certified. You can feel comfortable in the fact that they have met high dog training standards and passed certification exams and tests. You don’t want a fly-by-night dog trainer, but a certified dog trainer that is in it for the long haul. How do you find a certified dog trainer? There are numerous dog trainers available in the market place today. Dog trainers

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    fitness living and as the levels of environmental awareness increase, so does the popularity of organic foods continue to skyrocket. According to a recent survey conducted by a renowned body in the United States, more than forty percent of the US consumers are now taking the organic foods path over the inorganic, and it seems that this new wave is not going away anytime soon. According to most of the users, organic food is much tastier, safer, helps to prevent environmental exploitation and on top of it

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    anything they choose, not all foods are healthy and benefiting the body. The majority of these harmful and unhealthy foods are processed foods. The alternative to eating processed foods is to eat organic or natural foods. According to Brittany Chin, a licensed dietician and registered dieticians, organic foods contain more nutrients without additives than processed foods which are mainly just energy dense and do not provide substantial benefits to the body (Chin, 2013). Americans should be eating

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    consumers think about organic food. I choose this article because I was interested in exploring if Spanish food can be healthy or organic. While I was in the market, I saw plenty of vegetables and produce, but I was unsure if there were any organic products. The article explored the view of organic food on the Spanish culture (Vega‐Zamora, Torres‐Ruiz, Murgado‐Armenteros, & Parras‐Rosa, 2014). It was viewed as higher value and more expensive product. Due to this view of organic food, consumption is

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    growth between the two. Also, looking at whether or not organic food or non-organic food is healthier for you. Throughout a one week period, data was collected each day by a ranking system on a scale of 1 to 5. The rank gave a number for how much mold grew after one day. 1 meaning no mold and 5 meaning more than 10 spots of mold. The three foods involved in this study were cheese, strawberries, and bananas. There were an organic and non-organic food for each food item. The food was placed in a dark

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    ourselves and our planet.” In this generation we tend to take the word of other’s over researching and finding out what is really right for ourselves. This documentary answers the questions we should be asking such as “how safe is our food?” and “why is organic better?” Coming away from this film I felt inspired to share the news of how important our food is to ourselves and to the people around us. It lets you take matters into your own hands because

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    product or another is natural. But how can that be? It is a product produced by man. It may imitate nature, but does this imitation make the product natural? Is an organic carrot grown in a greenhouse less natural than a carrot found in an unkempt field? When it comes to foods, natural and organic mean different things, organic food labels promise the consumer that the food was simply grown, it was not genetically altered, sprayed with pesticides, or hormones and it is GMO free. Natural food may

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