Can Vermont Feed Itself? A Look At Self-Sufficient Food Production in the Green Mountain State. Table of Contents Page# Title 2 Table of Contents 3 Introduction 4 Does Vermont have the capacity to grow its own food? 8 Why is food self-sufficiency important? • Preparedness for National Disaster/Fuel Crisis • Local produce taste better • Local produce is better for you • Promotes produce diversity • Is GMO free • Helps to build community • Good for local economy/supports local farmers • Beneficial for the environment 11 What are the challenges to local food in Vermont?
AP REVIEW SHEET Important Happenings 8000 BCE. – 600CE SETTLING DOWN & CREATION OF CIVILIZATIONS Nomads to Pastoral Societies-Early humans traveled in nomadic groups of a few dozen hunter-gatherers. -formed around kinship and were fairly self-sufficient. -Exchanged ideas, valuable possessions, and mates with each other. Neolithic / Agricultural Revolution – Discovery of agriculture from experimenting with seeds -Used slash and burn technique and eventually learned about the breeding of animals.
Jacques de Liege objected to the Ars Nova and defended the “ancient art”. He believed that the people appreciated and enjoyed the ancient motets and the ancient manner more than the new. Many arguments were made against the “new art” Ars Nova. Motets were the initial musical works by Philip de Vitry to represent the Ars Nova. The motets sung in Latin used isorhythm creating equal rhythm throughout.
E: - 6000 BCE – Farming in Southern Europe, wheat and barley cultivation. 1000 BCE – Access to foreign goods inspired ascent of cultures. 1400 BCE – Mycenaean traders replace Cretan traders in trade routes. 800 BCE – Resumed contact with East Mediterranean. 400-800 CE – decline of cities and monetary economy.
Using these four passages and your own knowledge, assess the view that Napoleon was principally motivated by the desire to benefit himself, rather than to benefit the people of France Napoleon saw himself as the god-sent “Saviour of France”, whose task it was to re-instate political, social and economic prosperity and stability to a country ravaged by years of turmoil. However, whether his primary intention was, or had always been, to benefit the French population has long been bought into question. Nonetheless, the view that his primary motivation had always been to benefit France is certainly supported by both Blanning (D) and Herold (B), who strive to take into account the public opinion of the time, as well as the political and economic situation, which undoubtedly served to “legitimise” his authoritarian rule in the eyes of the French population. Nevertheless, the motivations of Bonaparte have long been disputed; and he is perceived by some, such as Tulard (C), and to a certain extent Guerard (A), as an opportunist and “arriviste” who used France as a platform for his personal ambitions as a dictatorial tyrant and war-wager. However, the most accurate assessment of Bonaparte’s intentions as leader most probably lies somewhere in between these two views.
On one hand, the Enlightenment views saw God as a far away figure that did not interfere with the lives of humans. The Enlightenment was a period of intellectual growth that tried to explain the true nature of mankind and how it progresses. One of the most important theorists for The Enlightenment was John Locke. John Locke created a theory called tabula theory, which had important assumptions about human nature and undermined Christian assertion that humankind was inherently sinful. Another person who also criticized some of the religious views was Pierre Bayle.
Sometimes they focused so much on right and wrong that they lost sight of what God wants them to do. This is what caused the Puritans to criticize the Enlightenment thinkers. During the Enlightenment, men were encouraged to everything to widen their knowledge. They focused on writing and sciences and just broadening their knowledge for their own benefit. The Puritans thought that you should be well educated to be ready to defend God’s Word at any time and in any area.
Feeding people have given farmers an important role in society. Since the beginning of America, people have found that owning a farm was a ticket into American economic system. Even if farmers stopped farming, those individuals have used land as a commodity that could be bought and sold giving them another means of profit. Agriculture and agriculture-related industries have contributed
In the late years of the 19th century, survivors of a recent civil war began their focus on new life and agriculture development in America. As before, the difference between northern and southern production differed in that the north relied on trade, fishing, and factories while in the south, most land was owned by few wealthy land owners and used slave labor to operate them. However, following the civil war, plantations were destroyed and many Americans sought for a new way of life and agricultural progress. Further changes in the American agriculture in the years 1865-1900 were brought about by technology, government policies, and economic conditions. As the movement of individualism shifted toward the West, Americans became more involved
They forced the lords to offer freer terms to the peasantry. Often, peasants earned freedom in return for an annual payment to the lord. Allowing large numbers of people to move from agricultural to industrial work in the towns brought economic acceleration. Indeed, a sort of handicraft industrial revolution took place during the 12th and 13th centuries, especially in the Low Countries where great cloth-making centers such as Ghent and Bruges accumulated much wealth and stimulated growth in Western Europe generally. The Hansa, a widespread league of North Sea, Norwegian and Baltic trading towns, emerged in this period, opening up Scandinavian resources to supply Western Europe with furs, timber, beeswax, and