More Annotated Bibliographies
"Green America's Fair Trade Program: Economic Action to create a just global economy." Green
This site is about fair trade and what it is. The site is for a program called “Green America”, it helps ensure that the farmers are involved in the market that their product is being sold to and makes sure that they get a fair price, while at the same time making sure labor laws are enforced and environmental standards are kept up. This site gives information about prices for the farmers, where the money goes and what it supports, and how it affects the buyers and sellers.
"Farm Pollution and Waste." The
This site gives information and graphs about the use of farm waste and how much we have. It also talks about what happens to the waste and why it is bad for Earth. It also demonstrates how the pollutants in the waste travels in a cycle and gets carried throughout different parts of the area, such as how it can get into the water. Some sources of the waste, according to this article, are pesticides, fertilizers, waste milk, organic matter, and others. This is a good site because it provides plenty of information on the waste from farms.
"Why is deep tilling bad for your garden soil?." Helpful Advice & Tips for Your Organic Garden. 9 Oct. 2009
This article is talking about the bad effects of deep tilling with machinery your soil. It gives the good examples of why tilling your soil may be a good idea and it also gives why it’s a bad. According to the article, when you deep till your soil use machinery you cut up your soil but you also cut up the worms in the soil which is an essential part of good organic soil. It also gives an example of how you can till your soil but do it in a way that your soil remains “healthy”.
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