How to identify organic food

It is important to identify the various types of organic foods in the supermarket however simply skimming a label to identify a food as organic is not enough. The video below lists important aspects of identifying organic food. If you want to know more visit Georgia Organics as well as the USDA website for helpful tips in identifying and utilizing the benefits of organic food.

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Georgia Organics: http://www.georgiaorganics.org/

USDA: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY9p0RxxOf0

Organic Farming.. A deeper look

Our class has identified aspects of organic farming and we have learned many things about the benefits of organic farming. While researching O.O. came across an interesting video about Organic farming that we felt would be interesting. Check it out!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lexXYzLQwDo

Organic farming is beneficial to communities in multiple ways. It helps to reduce the environmental impact of humans, feeds the local economy, and at the same time meets the needs of the community's citizens.

Data Collections

Today we are collecting and analyzing data to understand more about our food composition. We plan to see how much food we consume is local, organic, or both. Our information came from Molly Walsh, the sustainability director for the food department at Emory.

Graphs and diagrams will be coming soon!

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What we're doing...

This blog was created to measure and monitor our attempts at improving the organic composition of our university.

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