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Park #1 Great Basin National Park Nevada Cool Desert Bristlecone pine The Bristlecone Pine has a great root system allows it to capture as much water as it can since there’s not a lot of precipitation in the Great Basin. The needles can be on a tree for 40 years compared to others which only live for the max of five years. This means it can save energy and won’t have to constantly replenish its needles. Bristlecone pines put space between themselves and other trees which is important when…

New Home? Don’t Make These Landscaping Mistakes If you’re a new homeowner, you may or may not know your way around a lawnmower or sprinkler system. You also may not want to. But if you do, and you’re willing to admit you’re “green” about how to tackle lawn and gardening chores, don’t begin spraying, cutting and trimming without following a few basic guidelines. Here’s our common-sense tips to avoid big landscaping mistakes at your new home. Read The Directions! Never eradicated dandelions?…

The swirlwing green blades of grass hide the buzz of insects that surround the stands. The bustle of people hurrying from one free sample to the next, all simultaneously glisten under the warm April sun. The smell of fresh, ripe, and newly cut strawberries fill the air. Farmers markets, a place where Locavores buy fruits and vegetables in the hopes of supporting local farmers, helping the environment, and gaining nutritional benefits all at the same time. However, is it all just a hoax? Yes,…

When people hear "GMO" not many people know what they are or what they do. So, what GMO stands for is "genetically modified organism", in which means that they are living creature that made from crossbreeding different things inside laboratory for a certain purpose. It is made from crossbreeding different D.n.a's like pants, bacteria and animals with a little bit of chemicals to make what is needed in the world. What is needed around the world is food and seed to produce. However, these types of…

In today’s technology, we can safely assume that GMOs can be produced and engineered in many different ways. There’s a leading multimillionaire genetic company called, Monsanto. Monsanto is an engineering company designed to alter and change organisms in their labs. Like for example, Monsanto would take a seed of an organism and alter its DNA in the way farmers would like it. Monsanto alters DNA and then instead of always farming their own seeds, they sell their DNA altered seeds also known as…

Vandana Shiva is a food revolutionist; she aims to halt the growth of GMO foods around the world. She works towards this goal by writing books, running campaigns, and speaking to people around the world. Shiva is passionate about making a difference in her homeland, India, by creating equal opportunities for farmers. Farmers should be able to make a living by growing fresh, unmodified produce. However, the prevalence of genetically modified foods makes it difficult to do so. Companies such as…

“God (Nature, in my view) makes all things good; man meddles with them and they become evil. He forces one soil to yield the products of another, one tree to bear another's fruit. He destroys and defaces all things; he loves all that is deformed and monstrous (Jean-Jacques Rousseau).” Rousseau is stating that when God creates everything, it is good but when men try to change the natural state of something, it becomes corrupt. Men will force unnatural things to happen, similar to using genetic…

If a transgenic seed shows up in a farmer’s property, then Monsanto detectives should investigate how the seed possibly landed there. In that case, draw conclusions and consequences to the one responsible for crossbreeding an unnatural crop with an organic crop which as we can imagine isn’t probably healthy for the environment. Under those circumstances, it could lead to mutations or be considered as an invasive plant species or even worse an in pesticide that will wipe out certain pollinators,…

Fruitland was an utopian society in Massachusetts created by Bronson Alcott in 1843. He wanted to test out a new philosophy of creating a utopian society where everyone and every act is perfect for the society. The society was for their own good and all people were created equally. In 1843, a group of three adults and five children made their way to the Fruitland Farm where they wanted to create an utopian society to live a pure and spiritual lives. Over the seven months of living in the society…

Every day, millions of people are eating genetically modified foods without thinking twice. While they do this, scientists are finding new ways to improve and create tastier, bigger, and tougher plants. The topic of whether or not GMOs are ethical, healthy, or should be legal has been and will continue to be a major issue in the world. Corn from the USA is used all over the world, and is a major export and research of the USA. The labeling of GMOs in every state, but that is becoming more…