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1. Eating Locally and Food Safety Assignment
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PAPERS ON Eating Locally and Food Safety AssignmentHey Robert, again your work was
awesome. I put the assessment context for the paper you have to use and the scoring guide
down at the bottom. For the scoring guide I can’t have nothing in the “non-performance”
category please. Eating Locally and Food Safety Assignment.OverviewCraft a 2–3-page
argument in favor of eating locally sourced food. By successfully completing this
assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies
and assessment criteria:SHOW LESSCompetency 3: Apply personal and professional
decisions based upon an understanding of environmental risks.Discuss specific ways to
implement a local diet.Supply several examples of local food sources.Suggest ways to
encourage others to eat locally.Describe how to handle food waste in the home.Competency
4: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats.Write coherently to a central idea in
appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.ContextAs you consider
the topic of local food, take some time to consider food safety issue and the closely related
environmental issues of waste and safe living environments. The Assessment 3
Context document provides an overview of these issues. Take time to review this document
for key concepts and ideas related to safe food production, safe waste disposal, and safe
homes.QUESTIONS TO CONSIDERTo deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to
consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an
interested friend, or a member of the business community.How could you implement a local
diet into your lifestyle?Are there farmers’ markets in your area?What environmental risks
to your food or your home might be involved when you shop in a farmers market?Where is
the nearest community ed agriculture farm (CSA) to your home?How could you encourage
others to eat locally?What are the ecological and human health concerns associated with
agricultural and household pesticides?Is the U.S. ethanol fuel program adding to the world
food crisis? If so, how? If not, why is that so?Do you think irradiation is a safe technology?
Do you think labeling should be required on irradiated food?What is an example of a green
building technique? Do you think it is feasible for most people to use these techniques? How
could it be made more accessible to the general public?What actions could you take to make
your home a safe, healthy home?What happens to food waste and solid waste in your home
and in your community? Follow the path from home to end point.What can be done to
minimize food waste in the United States?What can be done to minimize the amount of solid
waste ending up in our landfills?Eating Locally and Food Safety Assignment

2. RESOURCESInternet ResourcesAccess the following resources by clicking the links
provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have
been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course
publication.Buzby, J. C., Wells, H. F., & Hyman, J. (2014, February). The estimated amount,
value, and calories of postharvest food losses at the retail and consumer levels in the United
States. Economic Information Bulletin (No. EIB-21). Retrieved
from http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eib-economic-…Carillo, P. (2014). Inside the
garbage of the world documentary [Video]. Retrieved from Gunders, D. (2012,
August). Wasted: How America is losing up to 40 percent of its food from farm to fork to
landfill (NRDC IP: 12-06-B). Retrieved from http://www.nrdc.org/food/files/wasted-food-
ip.pdfThis NRDC issue paper examines the issues surrounding food waste in the United
States.ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONSin a 2–3-page report, make a case for eating locally.
Address the following in your report:Identify the benefits of implementing a local diet.What
are the benefits to the environment?How does a local diet conserve natural resources?What
are the potential benefits to human health?Discuss specific ways in which you could
implement a local diet. How could you (or do you) integrate a local diet into your
lifestyle?Identify several examples of local food sources you have access to. Are there
farmers’ markets in your area?What is community ed agriculture (CSA)? What is the
history of the CSA movement? Where is your nearest community ed agriculture farm
(CSA)?Identify sustainable methods for dealing with food waste in your home. How do you
currently handle your family’s food waste?Describe ways you could encourage others to eat
locally.ORDER NOW FOR COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION PAPERSADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTSYour report should follow a logical structure and be evidence based. Use
the APA Paper Template (linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading)
as a resource for citations and formatting.Written Communication: Written communication
should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.Length: The report should be
2–3 pages in content length. Include a separate title page and a separate references
page.Font and Font Size: Times New Roman, 12-point, double-spaced. Use Microsoft
Word.APA Formatting: Resources and in-text citations should be formatted according to
APA (6th edition) style and formatting.Number of Resources: You are required to cite a
minimum of 2 scholarly resources. You may conduct independent research for resources
and references to your report. Provide a reference list and in-text citations for all of your
resources, using APA format. You may cite texts and authors from the
Resources.ASSESSMENT 3 CONTEXTFood Safety There are environmental risks related to
what we eat and what we throw away, for example the risks to the food supply caused by
pests and pesticides. Pests are unwanted plants (weeds) or animals (vectors). The most
common types of vectors are insects (arthropods) and rodents. Overpopulation, poverty,
and lack of sanitation provide opportunities for vector-borne diseases to spread. Global
warming and resistance make control of disease-carrying vectors difficult.Pesticides are one
way to control pests, but there is much controversy surrounding their use. While the
benefits of pesticides include increased food supply, lower food prices, and decreased
spread of vector-borne disease, pesticides can adversely affect birds, fish, and mammals.
They can be harmful to those who apply the pesticides and those who are exposed to them,

3. especially children. Although pesticides play an important role in our society, there are
many natural alternatives to pesticides that are safer to use and very efficient, especially in
and around the home.Sanitation is one important way you can reduce the incidence of pests
in your home. Sanitation is also important when it comes to food safety. The Centers for
Disease Control estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people)
gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases (n.d.). Thus, proper
handling of food is vital. Other techniques used to decrease the risk of food-borne illnesses
are pasteurization, inspection of meat and produce items, and food irradiation.Most of the
processed foods in stores contain genetically engineered crops. In genetic engineering, the
DNA from one species is introduced to another—sometimes the same species, sometimes
another. Although genetically engineered foods require fewer pesticides and herbicides,
there are concerns about food allergies and safety for humans and wildlife. Eating Locally
and Food Safety AssignmentFoods with the highest toxicity indexes for pesticides
include:Fresh peaches.Frozen and fresh winter squash.Apples.Grapes.Spinach.Pears.Green
beans.Broccoli.Orange juice.Bananas.Corn.(Organic Trade Association, 2012).WASTE
DISPOSAL AND SAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENTSThe disposal of waste is a looming problem in
the country. Landfills are slowly filling up, chemicals from the breakdown of wastes have
entered the soil and the water, and few steps have been taken to change the throw-away
mentality of our society.The average person generates 4.3 pounds of waste per day (Duke
Center for Sustainability and Commerce, 2014). Further, waste disposal is one of the biggest
expenses in city budgets. Improper disposal causes problems with vermin and insects, and
pollutes surface as well as groundwater. Individuals are often unaware of the special
programs for disposing of hazardous materials, so these too end up in landfills. The
management of waste is a public health problem that must be addressed seriously, and
soon.As we look at how to deal with the waste generated, we must also look at the health of
our homes and workplaces. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (2013),
most North Americans spend ninety percent of their time indoors. Indoor air pollution is
one of the top five environmental risks and can be 2–100 times higher than outdoor air
pollution. Since the 1970s, buildings have been built airtight to conserve energy, which has
led to an increase in health problem associated with indoor air pollution. Indoor air quality
is a problem in both old and new construction, as well as in homes, business, and schools.
Problems can be caused by mold and mildew, and the presence of certain construction
materials such as toluene and vinyl chloride. Headaches, allergies, depression, and chronic
respiratory problems are indicators of indoor pollution. Therefore, proper ventilation is
essential to protect our health while we are indoors.ReferencesCenters for Disease Control
and Prevention. (n.d.). CDC 2011 estimates: Findings. Retrieved
from http://www.cdc.gov/foodborneburden/2011-foodborne-…Duke Center for
Sustainability and Commerce. (2014). How much do we waste daily? Retrieved
from http://center.sustainability.duke.edu/resources/gr…Hilgenkamp, K. (2006).
Environmental health: Ecological perspectives. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.Organic
Trade Association. (2012). Nutritional considerations. Retrieved
from http://www.theorganicpages.com/topo/organic/benefi…United States Environmental
Protection Agency. (2013, September 13). Questions about your community: Indoor air.

4. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/region1/communities/indoorair.h…Eating Locally
Scoring GuideCRITERIANON-PERFORMANCEBASICPROFICIENTDISTINGUISHEDDiscuss
specific ways to implement a local diet.Does not list ways to implement a local diet.Lists
ways to implement a local diet.Discusses specific ways to implement a local diet.Evaluates
specific ways to implement a local diet.Supply several examples of local food sources.Does
not list any examples of local food sources. Eating Locally and Food Safety AssignmentLists
examples of local food sources.Supplies several examples of local food sources.Classifies
multiple examples of local food sources, and analyzes strengths and weaknesses of eating
locally-sourced food.Suggest ways to encourage others to eat locally.Does not list ways to
encourage others to eat locally.Lists ways to encourage others to eat locally.Suggests ways
to encourage others to eat locally.Analyzes ways to encourage others to eat locally, and
provides personal examples as well as citations from reputable sources.Describe how to
handle food waste in the home.Does not list ways to handle food waste in the home.Lists
ways to handle food waste in the home.Describes how to handle food waste in the
home.Describes how to handle food waste in the home, and elaborates on how reducing
food waste s community-wide environmental health.Write coherently to a central idea in
appropriate format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.Does not write in a
central idea in appropriate format. Does not use correct grammar, usage, and
mechanics.Writes in of an idea with consistent format, but includes major errors of
grammar, usage, and mechanics.Writes coherently to a central idea in appropriate format
with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.Writes coherently, using evidence to a
central idea in a consistently appropriate format, with correct. Eating Locally and Food
Safety Assignment