Abstract
This paper dscusses the role of local food systems, explaining that these systems impact our community in diverse ways. In this regard, this paper will argue that local food systems have a net positive impact upon our communities - in contrast to that of global food systems - in how these systems support local economies, social structures and community values. From this perspective, it will be shown how local food systems play a critical role in fostering the identity of communities in ways that globalized food production and distribution networks simply cannot imitate. Given the range of significance we attach to local food within the context of our communities as creators of meaning, it will be seen that global food systems effectively threaten not only local foods systems but also the cultures that are deeply intertwined with those systems.

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"As Norberg-Hodge et al (2202) argue, local food systems impact our community in diverse ways. In this regard, this paper will argue that local food systems have a net positive impact upon our communities - in contrast to that of global food systems - in how these systems support local economies, social structures and community values. From this perspective, it will be shown how local food systems play a critical role in fostering the identity of communities in ways that globalized food production and distribution networks simply cannot imitate. Given the ..."

Tags:value, organic, grow, farm, urban

Abstract
The paper argues that local food systems have a net positive impact upon our communities in how these systems support local economies, social structures and community values. The paper explains how local food systems play a critical role in fostering the identity of communities in ways that globalized food production and distribution networks simply cannot imitate. The paper therefore demonstrates how global food systems effectively threaten not only local foods systems but also the cultures that are deeply intertwined with those systems.

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"Few people would challenge, or even be surprised at, the assertion that humans often define their food systems in terms of locality and culture. Indeed, as humans our food systems have traditionally been closely intertwined with local or regional cultures and identities. Norberg-Hodge et al (2002) contend that this closely interconnection associated with local food systems transcends even the food network and yields many associated benefits"

Tags:locality, culture, identities, social, construction

Abstract
The paper examines the role of corporate entities in food production and distribution. The paper argues that we cannot discuss the human health aspects of local food production without critically addressing how the corporatization of food production and distribution has introduced numerous destabilizing health vectors in our food systems. The paper then shows how local food production is undeniably healthier than global food production and distribution.

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"These "chemical stews" impact human bodies in numerous, and often unexpected, ways. Consider, for example, the contemporary health controversy over the excess use of antibiotics which - because of their widespread presence in the human population - have been losing their valuable potential as disease-fighting tools of our medical system. Studies have found that as much as 70 percent of the antibiotics present in our bodies today is present not from personal usage but indirectly through the consumption of animals who themselves have been excessively treated with antibiotics (Larsen 2007, p.21)."

Tags:vitamins, nutrients, harvest, chemicals, additives, pesticides

Abstract
The paper discusses how while research into food systems has long been prevalent among scholars in fields such as rural studies, geography, anthropology and economics, to name just a few, it is only in the past decade or so that interest in food systems - and particularly, local foods has emerged as a major issue.

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"While research into food systems has long been prevalent among scholars in fields such as rural studies, geography, anthropology and economics, to name just a few, it is only in the past decade or so that interest in food systems - and particularly, local food - has become increasingly widespread among urban planners and those specializing in environmental planning for urban and suburban areas. This paper will critically explore the issue of local food, with particular reference to how this topic is addressed in Smith and MacKinnon's "The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local...""

Tags:food, local, globalization

Abstract
This paper discusses the differences between American and Japanese food-related customs, emphasizing fast food, slow food, community, and respect. The paper emphasizes the special relationship of food to a culture.

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"Few things are more intimate or more telling than a culture's relationship with food. Not only does the food people eat affect the way they think of themselves but also the way they think of others, as Braudel points out, the Europeans have the saying "Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are". Ohnuki-Tierney Parry notes; "A man is what he eats. Not only is his bodily substance created out of food but so is his moral disposition". (Ohnuki-Tierney) A country's food and..."

Tags:American, Japanese, food, customs, fast food, slow food, community, respect, culture

Abstract
The paper discusses the theme of the "risk society" in respect to food production and distribution. The paper defines the term "risk society" and looks at how decisions are made to ignore risks in order to benefit from the overall convenience gained through using a commercialized food distribution system. The paper discusses the specific risks associated with commercialized agriculture. The paper points out how some consumers avoid these risks through engaging in alternative food acquisition systems, such as purchasing organic products or buying food through community supported agriculture organizations.

Outline:
Introduction
The Theme of the Risk Society
Risk Society and the Rationale for Alternative Food Supplies
Examples of Alternative Food Supplies
Summary

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"Mainstreamed, commercialized food distribution tends to be a heavily industrialized process. When food is treated like a commodity, it is purposefully marketed towards potential consumers and made available through specific modes of sale, such as supermarkets and restaurants. This process does help facilitate the movement of food through transportation and improves access to food products among those consumers who are in proximity to local points of distribution. However, some social scientists suggest that it is easy to confuse the aspects of convenience with those of safety, especially when it is frequently argued that a centralized system of food distribution enables ease of access for monitoring food product safety through the use of independent government oversight (e.g.: the Food and Drug Administration). In this sense, it can be argued that these perceptions of commercialized food purposefully ignore the risks that are associated with convenient food distribution."

Tags:organic, commercialized, food, distribution, production

Abstract
The author of this paper suggests that it is important, at an early stage, to instill in pre-school children an awareness of community and of the people who help make a community function. The paper's author suggests implementing an educational program that will be directed to pre-kindergarten children and that will foster in them an understanding and appreciation of people whose work is vital to the functioning of the community but who are often taken for granted, such as police officers, firefighters, postal workers, and farmers. The paper's writer then describes in detail the plan and the various activities suggested.

Outline:
Growth Characteristics of the Child
Background Material
Purposes/Objectives
General Objectives
Specific Objectives
Initiation or Approach
Problems and Experiences
Art
Field Trips
Visitors
Food
Science
Music
Language and Literacy
Culminating Activities
Evaluation
Instructional Resources
Bibliography
Resources

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"A child's cognitive development depends largely on the opportunities provided for learning. One of the most critical social and cognitive skills that they must harness during this age is the development of their language and ability to communicate. Language expands rapidly between 2 to 5 years old. Vocabulary expands from 100 words to more than 2,000, and they are able to combine these words into more complex sentences. The expansion of a child's vocabulary is improved especially when adults frequently ask them questions. Although they are able to combine sentences and can already engage in story-telling, they are not able to use understand figurative speech; they can only understand literal meaning of words. Picture books are helpful tools to allow children to improve their language skills."

Tags:education, development, curriculum, cognitive, social, emotional, firefighter, police, farmer, public, community, concepts, values

Abstract
This paper reviews the factors that influence the availability of food in the deep-sea environment. Given that the deep sea is a made up of a complex set of ecosystems and is part of a larger, interconnected environment affected by large-scale global events, the constraints on food availability are both internal and external. The paper discusses both internal constraints, which relate to the physical and chemical properties of water and to events occurring with the deep sea, and external constraints, such as food web dynamics, seasonal variations, changes caused by human activity such as deep-sea mining, recent abyssal warming and freshening, global warming. The paper concludes that these internal and external constraints on food in the deep sea must be taken into account when determining global and local policy regarding the exploitation, consumption, management, and conservation of marine and other resources.

Outline:
Introduction
General Internal Constraints on Food Availability in the Deep Sea
Food-web Dynamics
Seasonal Variations
Chemoautotrophy
Abyssal Warming and Freshening
Conclusion

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"It has generally been held that because the deep sea is remote and isolated, with generally low current velocities and virtually no sediment erosion at the abyssal seafloor [35], it is a fairly stable and self-contained environment with its own internal dynamics, that has undergone relatively little change over geologic timescales, unaffected by the mass extinctions that were common in terrestrial environments and even in the surface oceans. The high percentage of geologically older taxa in the deep sea appears to support this conclusion [19]. It is theorized that the deep sea, particularly the nutrient-rich environments of hydrothermal vents and cold seeps may have served as "refugia" for ancient faunas during the mass extinctions that occurred in the euphotic zone during the Phanerozoic [22, 41]. However, evidence is accumulating that the deep sea is not insulated against catastrophic or other large-scale events [22] and that such events have affected, and continue to affect, food availability in this region of the marine environment. These discoveries are consistent with the growing realization that the oceans and the atmosphere form one single interconnected environment.
"Large-scale events can occur both internally and externally to the deep sea, and both types affect food availability. The most significant external large-scale event that currently impinges upon the deep sea and its food supply is global warming. The attention that this phenomenon has been receiving recently has led to a surge of interest among marine scientists and others in examining its effect on the deep-sea environment. However, not much research has been done so far in relation to the effect on food availability. The discussion that follows will analyze food availability in the deep sea in terms of both the internal and external constraints that have shaped and continue to shape the diet and feeding patterns of the deep-sea community, with emphasis on the external constraints and, in particular, the effects of global warming and other human-generated environmental phenomena."

Tags:food web dynamics, global warming, chemoautotrophy, hydrothermal vents, whale falls, particulate organic matter, phytoplankton, acidification, biodiversity

Abstract
This paper reviews and critiques the Eric Schlosser book "Fast Food Nation." The paper discusses Schlosser's contention that what a nation eats reveals its social, economic and technological values. The paper also lauds Schlosser's success in demonstrating that the business practices of fast food companies are neither communal nor wholesome.

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"Eric Schlosser announces early on that his book Fast Food Nation is about fast food, the values it embodies, and the world it has made. He believes that what a nation eats tells you more about its social, economic and technological values than..."

Tags:Fast, food, nation

Abstract
This paper explains that the Unilever brands are trusted everywhere around the world; 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product. This paper points out that, at the heart of the corporate purpose, which guides Unilever in its approach to doing business, is the drive to serve consumers in a unique and effective way by (1) working with suppliers who have values similar to Unilever and work to the same standards, (2) utilizing its wealth of knowledge and international expertise to the service of local consumers as a truly multi-local multinational and (3) improving the environmental efficiency of manufacturing operations, products and services to produce the same product with less energy, fewer materials and less waste. The paper relates that Unilever wants to increase their use of the Internet to improve their brand communication marketing and on-line selling and to simplify business-to-business transactions throughout the supply chain. Charts and Illustrations.

Table of Contents
Preamble
About Unilever
Introduction
Overview of Legal Structure
History
About Lever Brothers
About Margarine Unie
Unilever Vietnam
Motto and Purpose
Motto: To Add Vitality to Life
Purpose: To Serve Consumers in a Unique and Effective Way
Logo and Products
Unilever's New Identity
Product Ranges
Food Products
Savory and Dressings
Spreads and Cooking Products
Beverages
Ice Cream and Frozen Foods
Home and Personal Care (HPC) Products
In Personal Care
In Hair Care
In Skin Cleansing
In Home Care
Facts and Figures of Some Key Brands
Knorr Brand
Comfort
Sunsilk
Performance
Current Performance
Strategy:"Path to Growth"
Sales Figure
2nd Quarter, Year 2005
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
Increasing Competition from Other Companies
The Core Brands are in a Weak State
Restructuring the Organization
Spending Much More on Advertising
E-Commerce

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"William Hesketh Lever, the son of a shop keeper, started selling 'Sunlight' soap - the world's first packaged, branded laundry soap - to the workers in the North of England in 1884. Five years later he was manufacturing soap at his own factory in 'Port Sunlight' near Liverpool. Fewer than half Lever's employees and their families were housed in the so-called model village he built for them at Port Sunlight. Mr Lever established a reputation as a social reformer, championing a shorter work day, savings plans, libraries and health benefits. By 1911 Lever Brothers was producing one third of the UK's soap. But in 1917, he decided to diversify into foods. He bought fish, ice cream and canned foods businesses. In 1930, he chose Margarine Unie as a merger partner. The Dutch company had grown through mergers with other margarine companies in the 1920s."

Tags:swot, brands, competition, e-commerce, financials