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QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BOOK ‘MONEY TREE. THE BUSINESS OF ORGANICS’

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

–          BEFORE YOU READ: GET READY! (pages 4 and 5)

–          DO YOU THINK ORGANIC FARMING HAS NEGATIVE ASPECTS? WHY? (page 5)

–          WAS THE USE OF PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS MORE BENEFICIAL THAN HARMFUL? WHY? (page 9)

WATCH THE VIDEO: ‘ORGANIC FARMING’ (page 11) AND ANSWER THE QUESTION: WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF EATING LOCALLY GROWN FOOD?

WATCH THE VIDEO: ‘THE LOCAVORE MOVEMENT’(page 15) AND ANSWER THE QUESTION: HOW FAR DO NON-LOCAL PRODUCTS TRAVEL?

ANSWER THE QUESTION:

–          DO YOU BUY ORGANIC PRODUCTS? WHICH PRODUCTS WOULD YOU BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR IF THEY WERE ORGANIC? (page 21)

WATCH THE VIDEO: ‘NEW ORGANIC PRODUCTS’(page 23). WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT AN ORGANIC DRINK. WHY IS THIS DRINK THOUGHT TO BE BETTER THAN COFFEE?

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

-IS ORGANICS THE WAY FORWARD OR A DEAD END?

– WHICH ARGUMENTS DO YOU AGREE WITH THE MOST? AND THE LEAST? (page 24)

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ‘AFTER YOU READ’ (pages 26 and 27)