Archive for March, 2010

Research so far…

So far I’ve decided on researching organic food for my essay.  I noticed there were a few articles concerning organic food in the packet we had had been given to prepare for Ed Lachowski’s visit, so I’m using a few articles from that packet in my paper.  I have also found three articles through EBSCOhost […]

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Response to Naik’s and Witchel’s Articles

“Did Jamie Oliver Really Put School Dinners on the Agenda?” by Asmita Naik focused on whether or not the media, mainly Jamie Oliver’s documentary on school lunches in Britain, affected or influenced government agenda on food reform. Naik explains in the article that food reform was a hot topic in Britain years before the documentary […]

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Why Write a Proposal?

I think writing a proposal for a paper or a large project is really helpful.  Proposals allow you to get all your ideas down on paper, letting you plan out your essay and envision what further research or work you may need to do in order to meet your goals for the paper.  Having to […]

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Special Guest: Ed Lachowski

I really enjoyed having Ed Lachowski visit our class and speak about organic farming.  He seemed really well informed on the topic, since he gave many reasons to buy items grown organically, and was able to answer everyone’s questions.  He explained how farming affects ecosystems, and the most important reason to farm organically is that […]

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