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ENC 1101 - Sawyerr - (Brandon): Fresh Produce & Organics

This will help Dr. Sawyerr's ENC1101 students complete their research papers.

Online Article Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window

Please consult the "Home" Tab for log-in information.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) This link opens in a new window
GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Health and Wellness (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window

Science Resource Center (Gale)

Web Links

also see web links from processed foods tab

Chemical and Other Safety Information
Oxford site for chemical saftey data and information.
Consumer Reports
This popular, independent nonprofit organization aims to empower consumers to protect themselves.
Consumer.gov
Household Products Database (NIH) - Pesticides
Health and safety information on household products.
Material Safety Data Sheets
Search fore safety information by product name or chemical.
PAN Pesticide Dabase
Pesticide Action Network calls itself a one-stop location for toxicity and regulatory information.
Pesticides
United States Environmental Protection Agency site. Includes a search tool; a-z index and more.

Books

Many of the same books may be used from Essay One in addition to the following samples listed:

Agricultural Crisis in America by Barbara McEwan; Dana L Hoag
Call Number: HD1761.H56
ISBN: 0874367379
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
see "pesticides"
America’s food : what you don’t know about what you eat by Blatt, Harvey
Call Number: HD9005 .B628
Control of pests and weeds by natural enemies by Driesche, Roy Van
Call Number: SB975.V38
Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science by Charles J. Arntzen (Editor-In-Chief); Ellen M. Ritter (Editor)
Call Number: REF S411.E713
ISBN: 0122266706
Publication Date: 1994-11-14
--commercial cultivation explained for individually named fruits and vegetables. Includes typical pesticide treatments.
Encyclopedia of Foods by Mayo Clinic Staff (Editor); University of California, Los Angeles Staff (Editor); Dole Food Company, Inc. Staff (Editor)
Call Number: REF TX349.E482
ISBN: 9780122198038
Publication Date: 2001-11-29
Fresh: a perishable history by Freidberg, Susanne
Call Number: TP372.5.F74 2009
Good growing : why organic farming works by Duram, Leslie A.
Call Number: S605.5 .D87
Heinerman's New Encyclopedia of Fruits & Vegetables by Heinerman, John
Call Number: REF RM236.H45
brief description of the fruit/vegetable, followed by its health benefits.
Improving the Safety of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables by W. M. F. Jongen
ISBN: 1845690249
Publication Date: 2005-08-01
Introduction to agronomy: food, crops and environment by Sheaffer, Craig C.
Call Number: SB91.S48
Kitchen literacy : how we lost knowledge of where food comes from and why we need to get it back by Vileisis, Ann
Call Number: TX645 .V55
Organic, inc. : natural foods and how they grew by Fromartz, Samuel
Call Number: HD9000.5 .F765
Pesticide residues in food : technologies for detection.
Call Number: TX571.P4 P49
US government document
Safe or Not Safe by Pechan, Paul
Call Number: TX531.P43
ISBN: 9781441978677
Publication Date: 2011
Ch. 3- Chemical Contaminants in Food
Ch. 4 - Food Choices We Make (incl. GMO foods)
Truth about organic gardening by Gillman, Jeff
Call Number: SB453.5.G54

Search HCC Libraries

Words that help

The following keywords may help:

fruit trade

horticulture

organic farming

natural foods

food safety

diet--United States

nutrition policy

food additives

individual fruit/vegetable names

risks

benefits

Last Updated: Nov 9, 2022 8:44 AM
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Subjects: Brandon Campus, English Composition (1101)

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