Impacts of a borderless society We live in a world where geographic boundaries cease to exist when it comes to goods, services, and even food. We think nothing of having freshly squeezed orange juice or kiwis for breakfast, even if we live in New York City with 10-inches of snow on the ground in the middle of January. We live in an age where everything and anything is available for consumption year-round at your local grocery store. However, this convenience also comes with potentially major ecological and economic impacts (both positive and negative). For example, the coffee you drink may come from beans imported from Columbia, the sugar you use may come from India, or the steaks you sear on the grill may have come from Argentina. How much fuel was spent transporting these products across the ocean? Were any pesticides used? If so, was it done in a sustainable fashion? Were forests cleared to make room for grazing herds or larger agricultural fields? These are just a few of the many questions we should be asking ourselves when we make our selections at the grocery store Explore the following resources to learn more about the foods we rely on and the variety of ways in which we can acquire them. The People’s Garden by the United States Department of Agriculture http://www.agrifood.info/connections/2008/Stringer_Umberger.html http://search.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=21054770&site=eds-live http://www.cias.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/comingin.pdf For this assignment,  analyze the meal provided by your instructor . Include the following analysis within your discussion: If you were to purchase each item at a local chain grocery store, where would these items be sourced from. For example, where were the fruits, vegetables, and/or meats grown immediately prior to sale (do not discuss the history or origin of the item i.e., “corn or maize originated in Mexico around 2500 BC…). Discuss the events that allowed your local grocery store to carry these items: What farming methods were likely used to grow these items and how do these methods impact the environment around the farms as well as the employees who work within these establishments? Were the items grown and shipped in from another country? What types of processing and packaging must take place in order for you to be able to purchase the product? If you were to follow the suggestions shared within the articles provided above, where could you purchase the items (provide specific sources within your local community)? If a food item is not available locally, is there an alternative that you could use as a substitute? Discuss the ecological and economic advantages and disadvantages of purchasing food items that are locally sourced versus those shipped from other areas of the country and from around the world. Use your textbook reading for this unit in order to explore the environmental impacts, and use these to further analyze the impacts our food purchases m.

1. Impacts of a borderless society
We live in a world where geographic boundaries cease to exist
when it comes to goods, services, and even food. We think
nothing of having freshly squeezed orange juice or kiwis for
breakfast, even if we live in New York City with 10-inches of
snow on the ground in the middle of January. We live in an age
where everything and anything is available for consumption
year-round at your local grocery store. However, this
convenience also comes with potentially major ecological and
economic impacts (both positive and negative). For example,
the coffee you drink may come from beans imported from
Columbia, the sugar you use may come from India, or the steaks
you sear on the grill may have come from Argentina. How much
fuel was spent transporting these products across the ocean?
Were any pesticides used? If so, was it done in a sustainable
fashion? Were forests cleared to make room for grazing herds or
larger agricultural fields? These are just a few of the many
questions we should be asking ourselves when we make our
selections at the grocery store
Explore the following resources to learn more about the foods
we rely on and the variety of ways in which we can acquire
them.
The People’s Garden by the United States Department of
Agriculture
http://www.agrifood.info/connections/2008/Stringer_Umberger.
html
http://search.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/login.aspx?direct=tr
ue&db=bth&AN=21054770&site=eds-live
http://www.cias.wisc.edu/wp-
content/uploads/2008/07/comingin.pdf
For this assignment,
analyze the meal provided by your instructor
. Include the following analysis within your discussion:
If you were to purchase each item at a local chain grocery store,
where would these items be sourced from. For example, where

2. were the fruits, vegetables, and/or meats grown immediately
prior to sale (do not discuss the history or origin of the item
i.e., “corn or maize originated in Mexico around 2500 BC…).
Discuss the events that allowed your local grocery store to carry
these items:
What farming methods were likely used to grow these items and
how do these methods impact the environment around the farms
as well as the employees who work within these establishments?
Were the items grown and shipped in from another country?
What types of processing and packaging must take place in
order for you to be able to purchase the product? If you were to
follow the suggestions shared within the articles provided
above, where could you purchase the items (provide specific
sources within your local community)? If a food item is not
available locally, is there an alternative that you could use as a
substitute?
Discuss the ecological and economic advantages and
disadvantages of purchasing food items that are locally sourced
versus those shipped from other areas of the country and from
around the world. Use your textbook reading for this unit in
order to explore the environmental impacts, and use these to
further analyze the impacts our food purchases may have on the
environment.
The food choices we make have the potential to generate both
local and global impacts. This can be summarized in the phrase
“Think Globally, Act Locally.” Based upon your analysis of the
meal provided by your instructor for this assignment, discuss
how the choices you make when planning and buying meals
might change in the future and how your choices, when
combined with those of others, can have a global impact.
This project should be a minimum of 1,000-words in APA style
format. As always, be sure to provide appropriate citations,
references, and links to any information you use in this paper.
Your paper should include a minimum of 5 sources. These can
include those provided within the project directions and the
course materials. Be sure to avoid copying and pasting large

3. sections of text from any given source. For help with citations,
refer to the APA Quick Reference.
THE MEAL IS
Meal
Chicken
White potatoes cooked with white onions and topped with
cheddar cheese
Fresh strawberries, cherries, and blueberries
Fresh corn
Root beer floats (made with A&W root beer and Hagen Daas
Vanilla Bean ice cream)