Course: HRT 219 Organic and Sustainable Practices

Articles

Articles #1 and #2 Assignment

Find current newspaper, magazine or on-line (from credible source) articles featuring organic, sustainable or green horticulture-related businesses or operations.  The featured businesses or operations can be local, national or international.  Read and process the article.  Complete and turn in the following:

- A copy of the article (submitted to Drop Box).  Article must be current (within the year) and clearly noted which publication it came from (i.e. New York Times, Mother Earth News, etc.)
- Your response to the following questions:

-          Please give a brief summary of the business or operation (about 1 paragraph).

-          What organic, sustainable or green practices (mentioned in the article) is this business/operation is using?  Discuss each practice (about 1 paragraph per practice discussed).

-          What additional questions do you have about this business/operation?

All papers should use Times New Roman font, 12 pt font size, and single spacing.

Your paper for Article #1 must be submitted by 11:59 pm on the last day of Unit 3. Once you have completed the paper, click on the "Dropbox: Article #1 Assignment" in the Content Menu to learn how to submit the assignment.

Your paper for Article #2 must be submitted by 11:59 pm on the last day of Unit 6. Once you have completed the paper, click on the "Dropbox: Article #2 Assignment" in the Content Menu to learn how to submit the assignment. Article #3 is due by 11:59 pm on the last day of Unit 8 and Article #4 is due by 11:59 pm on the last day of Unit 12. The submission process is the same as for all of the Articles.

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