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Subject: [SANET-MG] History of Organic Agriculture slide presentation
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:34:45 -0400
From: Joel Gruver <jgruv@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

Hello folks,

About a year ago I posted a link for a presentation on the History of
Organic Agriculture that I created for my Sustainable Ag class.

here is a link to an updated version of the
presentation:
http://www.slideshare.net/jbgruver/history-of-organic-agriculture-14808475

the content is similar but I added some new pics and edited the text on
many slides.

Joel

Joel Gruver

School of Agriculture

Western Illinois University

jgruv@hotmail.com                                       

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Subject: Re: [SANET-MG] History of Organic Agriculture slide presentation
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:23:42 -0400
From: Taylor Reid <beginningfarmers@GMAIL.COM>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

Joel,

I think the powerpoint is very good, and very comprehensive.

But I would suggest two additions that I think are important. Here they 
are in brief:

1) It might be useful to acknowledge the role of WWII in "settling" the
early debate in favor of "chemical agriculture". The two major factors 
were the perception among the British public that increased yields based 
on chemical inputs allowed them to survive the German embargo and 
"Blitz"; and the conversion of products produced by the huge chemical 
industry that developed during the war to make "humanicides" (to coin a 
term) into one which produced pesticides.

2) Though the discussion of the NOP and it's origin are accurate, I
personally think it is important to discuss the critiques of the way it 
has changed organic farming (industrialization, commodification, and the 
loss of an "ethical" basis in favor of a list of allowed products).

3) The importance of the "back to the land" movement in popularizing
organics.

Hope this helps,
Taylor