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leelah gitler

Should I purchase organic foods? - 2 views

www.nal.usda.gov/...BuyOrganicFoodsIntro.shtml

BGWOrganicSearch USDA organic foods organically-grown food environmentally friendly foods organic labels Is food healthier safer

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  • leelah gitler on 14 Jul 10
     
    On this site there are links to other articles and topics on organic food:\n\nA. Where are background resources? [A-3 sections]\n\nB. Does organically-grown food contain more or better nutrients - vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients - than conventionally grown food? [B-7 sections]\n\nC. Are there fewer pesticide residues on organic foods than on conventionally grown foods? Are there fewer antibiotic and hormone residues in organic meat, eggs and dairy products than in conventional animal products? Is organic food safer to eat? [C-5 sections]\n\nD. Are organic foods more environmentally friendly than non-organic foods? Do organic farming practices have fewer negative impacts on soil resources, water quality and climate change than conventional practices? Are organic farms more sustainable? [D-4 sections]\n
Steve Goss

Custom Newspaper Product  Document - 3 views

find.galegroup.com/...retrieve.do

organic natural foods supermarkets trends BWGOrganicSearch

shared by Steve Goss on 13 Jul 10 - Cached
  • The difference between "organic" and "natural" foods is that the word "natural" isn't regulated. Manufacturers can call any product "natural," except for meat and poultry. It would be up to the consumer to decide whether to trust the company. Not so with organics.
    • Steve Goss
      Steve Goss on 13 Jul 10
       
      Great piece of information I did not find elsewhere.
  • Dov Campbell on 14 Jul 10
     
    Hi Steve, when I try to access this site it asks for a "UserGroup Identification". How did you access this resource?
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  • Steve Goss on 14 Jul 10
     
    I accessed all of these resources through the Bank Street Library databases. Since I did my work from the school I had direct access. I assume that if you use the Bank Street Library log on information that everyone received, you would be able to access this resource.
  • Dov Campbell on 14 Jul 10
     
    Unfortunately the code that we were given doesn't work on this prompt. I will write to Kristen and see if there's a fix for this.
  • Heather Lorenz on 18 Jul 10
     
    Dov - were you able to get a code to access this doc? I would love to read this as it seems to be relevant to my search! Thanks
  • Dov Campbell on 19 Jul 10
     
    Unfortunately not. Steve, I noticed that this article came from the Albany Times Union. If you don't mind could you try to find the article on their website and post the link in the comments here or as a separate bookmark. Thanks.
  • Steve Goss on 19 Jul 10
     
    This is the best I came up with. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-163029099/organic-foods-taking-root.html I will keep searching.
  • Dov Campbell on 20 Jul 10
leelah gitler

What is organic food? - 0 views

www.buzzle.com/...what-is-organic-food.html

BGWOrganicSearch organic food pros and cons of organic food what is organic food organic labels pesticides advantages of organic foods farming

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  • leelah gitler on 14 Jul 10
     
    Buzzle.com has many links to other articles about organic products, advantages of organic foods, differences between organic and non-organic foods, organic farming, etc...
Dov Campbell

Pomodoro technique for minimizing distraction - 0 views

m.lifehacker.com/...r-brain-away-from-distractions

distractions productivity video

shared by Dov Campbell on 14 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Dov Campbell on 14 Jul 10
     
    Goes along with idea of using a timer and setting goals
Dov Campbell

BinarySwitch Eclips Site Blocker - 0 views

lifehacker.com/...ccess-to-distracting-web-sites

distractions productivity

shared by Dov Campbell on 14 Jul 10 - Cached
  • Dov Campbell on 14 Jul 10
     
    Tool that allows you to easily block sites that are distracting you.
Kerry Roeder

Does 'organic' make it; Consumers should weigh cost vs. benefit when deciding what prod... - 1 views

proquest.umi.com/pqdweb

BGWOrganicSearch organic article health

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  • Kerry Roeder on 13 Jul 10
     
    Article from Proquest from the Orlando Sentinel that argues an organic label does not imply that is healthier.
Kerry Roeder

SIRS Knowledge Source: Subject Heading Search - 0 views

ezproxy.brearley.org/...hst-sub-display

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    • Kerry Roeder
      Kerry Roeder on 13 Jul 10
       
      sirs is a great starting point for students to begin research and the research tools are really useful.
  • Dov Campbell on 14 Jul 10
     
    I'm having trouble accessing this site too. How did you access this site?
  • Kerry Roeder on 14 Jul 10
     
    Again, I got to this through my school, but I thought sirs was part of proquest and should be available to see.
  • Dov Campbell on 14 Jul 10
     
    It seems that ProQuest has a variety of different products so Bank Street may have the main ProQuest database, but not SIRS. I'll ask the librarian.
Steve Goss

Open Directory - Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Farming - 1 views

www.dmoz.org/...Farming

search resource DMOZ open directory farming gardening resources kids teens BWGSearchTools

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  • Steve Goss on 14 Jul 10
     
    I am a big fan of the Open Directory and this is a great listing of sites for kids around food production and farming. It may be a great place to get started.
  • Dov Campbell on 19 Jul 10
     
    Hi Steve, I noticed that you tagged this and some other resources "BWGOrganic Search Tools" instead of "BGWOrganicSearch" and/or "BGWSearchTools". While this may seem like a minor distinction, the purpose of asking students to use these specific tags is so that anybody in the course can easily find all the resources related to either organic foods or general search tools by simply clicking on a common tag for each subject. You can fix the tags by clicking edit for each bookmark. Thanks
  • Steve Goss on 19 Jul 10
     
    Done and done:)
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