Annotated Bibliographies and Our Plant

We plan on planting a bean plant for the 28 day growth project.

September 15, 2009

Farm Implements

"John Deere Launches New Tractor Line, Forage Harvester and Other New Equipment." Farm Industry News. 15 Sep. 2009 <http://farmindustrynews.com/farm-equipment/hay/0820-john-deere-launches-2010-equipment/>.

This article talked mostly about the new design of the John Deere farm equipment. He is currently making these items that he already has better during the down time in the rescission. Although this article isn’t primarily about different types of farm implements it does explain thoroughly about the farm equipment he makes and how they work as of right now. I though it was an interesting article because I find farm equipment to be something that is very important when working on a farm, without the right tools your farm is essentially pointless. So basically with this article it talks about the different type of farm machinery used and how it works.

Waste

"GreenerChoices.org | Electronics Reuse & Recycling Center." GreenerChoices.org. 15 Sep. 2009 <http://www.greenerchoices.org/ele

“Experts predict consumers will be replacing equipment more often in the future, leading to greater waste.”

This article was primarily about electronic waste; meaning waste in the form of electronics such as computers, television sets, cell phones, etc. I thought this was a good article to read because it gave statistics that were explained. From what I know, electronic waste is especially bad for the environment because of the toxic chemicals found in them and what they are composed of. They also cause harmful health risks for humans as well. I think that this is an important issue because I think when it comes to someone’s electronic they don’t think so much about recycling it but more of just throwing it in the garbage which can lead to dangerous effects.

Fair Trade

"TransFair USA | Fair Trade Overview." TransFair USA | Home. 15 Sep. 2009 <http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/overview.php>.

“Fair Trade Certification empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace.”

I thought this was a good brief article to read about fair trade because ti gives a good summary what fair trade is and what the benefits from it are. It uses simple, easy to understand vocabulary that makes it easy for readers to understand why fair trade is a good thing and who benefits from it exactly. Something that I read in the article that I like d was reading about fair trade workers are not laborers who are under paid or they re not child laborers. i thought that was a good thing to understand about fair trade farms because I think a standard stereotypical thought about farms is that the workers are in fact underpaid and work longs hours for it, it was nice to read that that is not the case here.