Problem Solution

When looking around the world today at our global civilization there are many problems that leap to our attention and everyone has a vested interest, one such example is food. Science has been tinkering with nature for the past one-hundred years trying to come up with solutions to help fight famine, and as a result, man made products have created ever more problems. The easiest way in which an individual or individuals can create change is to effect change in their local communities, so others can see an image of what the world could be. In my local area of Peoria County the topic of food is major problem and all of the issues that correspond, like genetically modified organisms (GM), pesticides, herbicides, cost of food, health of people, and the health of our environment. A practical solution to all these enormous problems we face when we walk through a grocery store and around our community can be fixed through the practice of local organic farming and community participation. With the help of volunteers in Peoria County we could begin growing organic produce that will help create, sustain, connect, and educate our community to help the less fortunate and build a healthier, stronger community. Experts say that nearly sixty to seventy percent of processed foods contain genetically modified ingredients (Biotech). GM foods are created using biotechnology to change their genetic material. A variety of techniques are used to introduce the desired genes or ‘inactivate’ unwanted ones. Techniques include benign bacterial or viral infection (bacterial carriers), gene splicing, gene ‘silencing’, biolistics, calcium phosphate precipitation and electroporation (Biotech). This means scientists are able to put genes from two separate species of plant or animal to create a desired trait that our bodies and earth have never seen. The most common GM foods are corn, soybeans, cotton, and rapeseed oil (Biotech). This means that many foods made in the U.S. containing field corn

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