ENG 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Albert Howard, Organic Movement
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Delocalization- colonization (gb wanted spices and teas from all over the world. Food bourne illness- need regulation because food is mass produced. Transitions- create flow in your writing: within paragraphs- however, because, instead, therefor, consequently, begins and ends a paragraph, connect to the thesis, within the body paragraph, topic. Soil, dead, dirt, empty containers (violence of the green revolution) Pollan organics- soil- western world dead inert, empty, Vendana shiva- indian environmentalist and philosopher- surprised by above because the green revolution sir albert howard- against industrialization of indian farms and liked their methods because they were productive and healthy. 1940- an agricultural testament- philosophical foundations of the modern organic movement. Justus von liebig- 1840- chemistry and its application to agriculture. Reduced the chemicals needed to grow- in fertilizer- nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium. Haber bosch process- allowed the npk theory (nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus) to become a relatiy in. Howard- link health of soil to health of people.
