Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Monday, May 16, 2016

Finalizing the Research

Today's Agenda:

  1. REVISION: Revise research (based on feedback from teacher conference) → Save as Research Draft #3 (Make a print and turn it in to Mr. Shaddox).
  2. LOCAL FOOD EXPERT: If it’s available, read the Local Food Expert e-mail response and add it to your research. Cite it as (EXPERT).
  3. LOCAL SUSTAINABLE: Write Local Sustainable Draft #1 (Purple). Type it, print it and turn it in to Mrs. Sobol.
  4. GROWING GUIDE: Write Growing Guide (Blue) Draft #1. Type it, print it and turn it in to Mr. Payne.
  5. IMAGES: Find images of your food for use in your food guide. Use royalty free/public domain images. Download the image(s) to your iPad. Start at this website: https://pixabay.com. We will use these images in the design of the pocket-sized food guide.
  6. UPDATE EXPEDITION FOLDER: Old work --Make sure expedition folder is up-to-date with all reflections and completed notecathers. All expedition folders should be returned to 213 before you leave Friday.

Exit Ticket
HOWLs Self-Assessment

Friday, May 13, 2016

Milk Local Food Expert Update

Hey team, we've switched your local food expert contact. Unfortunately, Milkweed Farms no longer produces milk.

Here's your new expert. Please use this link for your research!

Smiling Hill Farm
http://www.smilinghill.com/Page1.html



Thursday, May 5, 2016

Organic vs. Conventional Price Comparison

If you are researching apples, chicken, eggs, or milk, this source presents a really interesting price comparison of organic and conventional products:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/03/cost-of-organic-food/index.htm

If you are researching potatoes or apples, you can find info here:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/JustOneThing/organic-nonorganic-buy/story?id=13310727

Here's another general source:
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/organic-food-vs-conventional-food/


Sunday, April 24, 2016

Path to the Plate > Sources for Research

Apples
  1. http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethhoffman/2012/04/23/five-reasons-to-eat-organic-apples-pesticides-healthy-communities-and-you/#e0b003a6d21e
  2. http://wakethewolves.com/organic-apples-vs-regular-apples-does-it-really-matter/
  3. http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/16/health/apples-genetically-modified-usda/
  4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/apples-to-peel-or-not-to-peel/2014/12/01/f9f97e9e-74d5-11e4-9d9b-86d397daad27_story.html

Blueberries
  1. http://arstechnica.com/science/2008/07/are-organic-blueberries-better-for-you/
  2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-walter-crinnion/organic-food-blueberries_b_594624.html
  3. http://www.blueberrycouncil.org/about-blueberries/
  4. https://www.drfuhrman.com/library/organicvsconventional.aspx
  5. http://ehealthmd.com/content/truth-about-health-benefits-blueberries#axzz478R9h1oP
  6. Organic - Pro
    1. http://www.organicag.org/antioxidant-flavonoid-content-organic-vs-conventional-blueberries
  7. Organic vs. Conventional - Price
    1. https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/should-you-pay-10-a-pint-for-blueberries-maybe/23b818c2-106e-4032-a44d-c98e534e553f

Chicken
  1. http://certifiedhumane.org/things-consider-buying-chicken/
  2. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eatingwell/buying-chicken_b_1375953.html
  3. http://www.menshealth.com/health/scary-truth-about-chicken
  4. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/benefits-organic-freerange-chicken-79319.html
  5. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7278524&fileId=S0007114509992236
  6. https://newsela.com/articles/foodborne-outbreaks/id/12859/ (Newsela)
  7. http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2007/05/01/organic-farming-strains-environment

Eggs
  1. http://sport360.com/article/health-and-fitness/175547/360fit-a-guide-to-which-type-of-eggs-you-should-buy/
  2. Consumer Reports Video
  3. Farm Fresh Vs. Conventional 
  4. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/12/23/370377902/farm-fresh-natural-eggs-not-always-what-they-re-cracked-up-to-be (Definitions for labels!)
  5. (Antibiotics-Free) https://www.uspoultry.org/faq/faq.cfm
  6. (Pasture-Raised) https://authoritynutrition.com/pastured-vs-omega-3-vs-conventional-eggs/
  7. (Farm Fresh) http://ohsnapletseat.com/2013/04/01/different-types-of-eggs/

Fish (Wild/Fresh-Caught vs. Farmed)
  1. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/ask-well-wild-fish-vs-farmed-fish/?_r=0
  2. http://wtop.com/food/2015/06/what-you-need-to-know-about-farm-raised-vs-wild-caught-fish/
  3. https://www.ted.com/talks/mike_velings_the_case_for_fish_farming
  4. http://www.seafoodwatch.org/-/m/sfw/pdf/guides/mba-seafoodwatch-northeast-guide.pdf?la=en

Kale
  1. http://www.builtlean.com/2012/09/18/kale/
  2. http://huntgatherlove.com/content/just-kale-me-how-your-kale-habit-slowly-destroying-your-health-and-world
  3. http://foodfacts.mercola.com/kale.html
  4. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/builtlean/best-food-to-buy-organic_b_3779168.html
  5. https://bitchmedia.org/post/the-cost-of-kale-how-foodie-trends-can-hurt-low-income-families (Did you know?) - Rising cost of kale since 2011.

Lobster (Wild/Fresh-Caught vs. Farmed)
  1. http://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-recommendations/groups/lobster
  2. http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/06future/lobsterfarm.htm
  3. http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/lobster-healthy-food-4049.html
  4. http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/03/03/too-few-fish-in-the-sea/lobster-limits-show-short-term-thinking
  5. (Economic Considerations) http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/buying-lobster/
  6. (Maine lobsters in Sweden) http://www.wsj.com/articles/marauding-american-lobsters-find-themselves-in-hot-water-1462457114
  7. (Proposed ban in exporting lobsters) http://www.pressherald.com/2016/04/10/trade-specialists-question-science-behind-proposed-export-ban-on-lobsters/

Milk
  1. http://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/smart-choices/how-buy-best-milk
  2. http://fitnessreloaded.com/organic-milk-vs-regular-milk/
  3. http://news.mpbn.net/post/maine-farmers-benefiting-organic-milk-demand-can-planet#stream/0
  4. http://basiceating.blogspot.com/2009/05/environmental-impact-of-milk.html
  5. http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/the-dairy-industry-and-the-environment/

Mushrooms
  1. http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-news/marketing-profiles/organic/Organic-mushroom-category-remains-strong-186503631.html
  2. http://www.100thmonkeymushrooms.com/2014/06/eat-mushrooms-grown-organically/
  3. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/04/18/why-this-genetically-modified-mushroom-is-bypassing-usda-regulation/

Potatoes
  1. http://www.farmtoforktexas.com/farmtoforkblog/2015/5/22/conventional-vs-organic-potatoes-1
  2. http://www.examiner.com/article/michael-pollan-reveals-why-you-may-never-eat-another-mcdonald-s-french-fry-again
  3. http://livingmaxwell.com/health-risks-conventional-potatoes
  4. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11540-014-9272-2
  5. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/10986807/Organic-vs-pesticides-debate-still-ahot-potato.html (Especially the last 4 paragraphs)
  6. http://www.thecultureist.com/2014/09/08/proof-potatoes-organic-food-better/
  7. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_green_lantern/2011/11/health_food_is_it_better_for_the_environment_than_junk_food_.html