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Plant Pathology 200 – Fall 2023
Macrotheme 1 – Organic vs. Conventional Produce
The issue:
Should university dining halls serve only organic produce?
The situation:
You encounter a fellow student on the quad who is trying to obtain
signatures to force University of Illinois dining halls to serve organically grown produce
instead of conventional foods. This switch would increase the cost of meal plans by 5-10%.
Since you live in a university dorm and eat at the dining halls, this switch would greatly
affect you. You wonder if the switch to organic produce has any benefit and if the benefits
are worth the cost. You decide to do some research and then write a letter to the editor of
the Daily Illini stating your opinion on whether or not the university dining halls should
switch to serving only organically grown produce.
The assignment:
Write a letter to the editor of the Daily Illini newspaper expressing your
view on whether or not University of Illinois dining halls should make the switch to
organically grown produce.
Some questions to consider:
How is the production of organic produce different than that of conventional produce?
What types of pesticides are commonly used on produce sold in the United States?
What are the risks of pesticides to your health and to the environment?
Are there benefits to eating organically grown produce?
Does organic produce have fewer “forever chemicals”?
Are the benefits associated with organic produce worth the higher cost?
Your audience:
The Daily Illini
Draft 1:
Informational draft, due 8/28 at or before 8:00 am (At least 2 full pages)
Draft 2:
Opinion draft, due 9/11 at or before 8:00 am (At least 3 full pages)
Draft 3:
Opinion draft, due 9/25 at or before 8:00 am (At least 3 full pages)
Criteria to be used in evaluation:
1. Accuracy and completeness of factual information
2. Clarity (style, appropriateness for audience)
3. Organization of facts and details
4. Mechanics (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
5. Supporting references
Note:
You must cite
at least four
of the supplied references, provide
at least two
of your
own (use asterisk to highlight), and include a list of the cited references at the end of
each draft
of your letter.
Percent of course grade:
~10%
Macrotheme 1 References Andrews, Helen. 2018. Understanding Pesticides in Organic and Conventional Crop Production Systems. Ohioline. https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-69 (Cite Vigar, 2018). Alvarez, Luis M. It’s Easy Being Green: Organic vs. Conventional Foods—The Gloves Come Off. Center for American Progress, September 10, 2008. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/its-easy-being-green-organic-vs-conventional-
foods-the-gloves-come-off/ (Site as Alvarez, 2008). Saberi, Roxana. 2023. Toxic "forever chemicals" found in U.S. farmland soil. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pfas-forever-chemicals-farmland/ (Cite as Saberi, 2023) Perkins, Tom. 2023. US food pesticides contaminated with toxic ‘forever chemicals’ testing finds. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/07/food-pesticides-toxic-forever-
chemicals-pfas (Cite as Perkins, 2023) Barrett, Stephen. 2019. ‘”Organic” Foods: Certification Does Not Protect Consumers.’ https://quackwatch.org/related/organic/ (Cite as Barrett, 2019). Beckerman, Janna. 2008. “Using Organic Fungicides”. Purdue Extension. https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/bp/bp-69-w.pdf (Cite as Beckerman, 2008). Damord, Marilyn. 2022. IS ORGANIC FOOD REALLY BETTER FOR YOU? York College of Pennsylvania. https://www.ycp.edu/about-us/offices-and-departments/communications/blog/is-organic-
food-really-better-for-
you.php#:~:text=And%20while%20organic%20foods%20have,between%20organic%20a
nd%20conventional%20foods
. (Cite as Damord, 2022). Vanessa Vigar, Stephen Myers, Christopher Oliver, Jacinta Arellano, Shelley Robinson, and Carlo Leifert. 2020.A Systematic Review of Organic Versus Conventional Food Consumption: Is There a Measurable Benefit on Human Health? Nutrients. 2020 Jan; 12(1): 7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7019963/ (Cite as Vigar, 2020). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2023. “Setting Tolerances for Pesticide Levels in Foods.” https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-tolerances/setting-tolerances-pesticide-residues-
foods (Cite as EPA, 2023)
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