Horovitz authored an article, which focused on discussing issues that affect students’ decisions in relation to the food that they consume while in colleges. The author indicates that Philip Gant chose Yale over Harvard because of food and eco-savvy. As such, Yale is considered to be an institution, which engages in serving sustainable food. College students are embracing the concept of sustainable food as the food that is grown using seasonally sensitive and ecologically sound methods. Such a concept relates to the human treatment for fair wages, animals, and workers. The students are also advocating for the growth of food to be done based on organics where there is no use of herbicides, pesticides, hormones, or antibiotics. The author illustrates that students who are nutritionally sound are focused on buying local foods from the farmers in the community. The move is based on the desire of these individuals to ensure that they have an access to health and high quality food.
The article will be resourceful to make an argument that students now comprehend the essence of having organic food. Such food is considered to be sustainable, to be of high quality and nutritional value, and to be grown only in the local communities. Therefore, resources have to be deployed to the local communities to ensure that farmers are engaging in the growth of the organic foods. These foods fetch a good market as compared to other synthetic types of food in society. Hence, farmers should not be worried when they engage in the growth and production of the foods. Such is because the demand is high and they cannot easily satisfy it.
Lockie, Stewart, Lyons, Kristen, Lawrence, Geoffrey, and Grice Janet. “Choosing organics: A
path analysis of factors underlying the selection of organic food among Australian consumers.” Appetite. Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 135-146.
The article by Lockie, Lyons, Lawrence, and Grice focused on the analysis of the factors that make Australian consumers to select the organic food. As such, a path analysis on demographic, motivational, attitudinal, and behavioral factors was conducted among Australian consumers. The used sample population was included in the study provided that the individuals had preceding 12 months of the consumption of organic food. The results from this study depicted that concerns on emotional and sensory experience of eating and naturalness of the food had a great impact on determining the level of individual consumption of the organic food in this society. Green consumption behaviors that include recycling and low concern on convenience of preparation and purchase of food also increased the consumption. All these factors were affected by the responsibility level and gender of a person in relation to the provision of food to the households, which are highly dominated by women. On the other hand, demographic variables that include education level, age, and income, ecological and political values had minor effects on the consumption of the organic foods.
The article is resourceful in the identification of the key factors, which influence the consumption of organic food. Thus, a researcher can use the article to support various claims related to the reasons as to why people should focus on consuming organic food. Further, the article would help in depicting issues, which are less important in relation to organic food consumption in society. These are factors linked to demographic variables in society.
Works Cited
Horovitz, Bruce. “More University students call for organic, ‘sustainable’ food.” USA Today.
Web. 22nd Mar, 2018. < http://pbisotopes.ess.sunysb.edu/classes/geo101/articles/university%20students%20sustainable%20food.pdf>
Lockie, Stewart, Lyons, Kristen, Lawrence, Geoffrey, and Grice Janet. “Choosing organics: A
path analysis of factors underlying the selection of organic food among Australian consumers.” Appetite. Volume 43, Issue 2, Pages 135-146.
