In a healthy farm system, agriculture works in harmony with the natural environment. ... Industrial farms disregard that need for balance. ... Families that are in less developed communities such as the Shingkhey Village and Tingo display smaller carbon footprints due to all of their food being locally grown. ... Factory farmed animals are selectively bred to produce the maximum amount. ... Food is traveling farther than ever from farm to plate. ...

• Word Count: 1788
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To support farmers, the federal government bought basic farm commodities at discount prices and distributed them among hunger relief agencies in states and local communities (SNAP, 2014). ... Through my personal experience I can relate to how the designed goals of this policy has helped my family and me. ... Receiving benefits allowed my mother's income to increase because she did not have to spend her own money on food for my family. ... According to the USDA's Economic Research Service, each $1 billion of retail generated by SNAP creates $340 million in farm production, $110 millio...

• Word Count: 1436
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This created a specialization in the food system, which is essentially the idea that farms could function more efficiently by focusing on fewer tasks. ... With the issue of increased pesticide and herbicide use on farms and the increased antibiotics use with animals, GMOs offer an alluring alternative for handling these problems. Infections that attack farm animals are becoming stronger due to the increased tolerance to antibiotics from their wide use. ... Monsanto is a monopoly and controls all of America's farms. ... Stores will be forced to step back from all the processed foods and lo...

• Word Count: 1869
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• Grade Level: High School

Many of these farmers do not have enough resources to sustain a large farm, making their crop yield very low. ... Although these giant farms will have controversies of their own, it will be a step in the right direction in order to produce enough cheap food for the entire country. ... An average Indian family spends around 36% of their income on food, yet the country still has over 40% of children under 5 years old who suffer from malnutrition (WSU). With such a high percentage of their income being spent on food alone, these families are not able to spend money on other important areas such ...

• Word Count: 1476
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

My personal interest in this matter stems from growing up on a farm and the recent resurgence of gardening in my daily life. Is it healthier or more cost effective to seek out non-genetically modified food for my family? ... Consumers need to be responsible for what they put in their bodies and their family's bodies. ...

• Word Count: 1697
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They always ate fresh grown fruits and vegetables from the farm, steamed, boiled or roasted, and their health was blooming as ever. ... People didn't have time and wanted something quick and easier to cook for themselves and their families. ...

• Word Count: 1542
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate