: About Me

I am a freelance writer and NY-published novelist/short story author who contributes articles to trade and online magazines. Currently, I write business-to-business SEO articles at Work.com, a subsidiary of Business.com.

I recently won Helium's OneWorld's Citizen Journalism Awards on the topic: "How selling goods under the Fair Trade label has improved the lives of people who produce goods such as coffee, tea, chocolate, rice, flowers, and more."

Read the final copy at http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160684/1/2216/

My passion is ...

writing both fiction and non-fiction; reading good books

Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture The importance of sustainable agriculture

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In perfect theory, a sustained agro-ecosystem would balance efficient crop production with a preserved biodiversity that increases soil fertility while maintaining the ecosystem below. The ecosystem is a complex symbiosis between the soil and the organisms that live in it, including microbes, fungi, and bacteria, all vital to the natural decomposition and nutrient cycling that keep the soil healthy. However, with a growing global food demand, farmers often rely on technology to improve food production, but at what cost to the ecosystem? If the ecosystem is compromised, a viable crop produc...

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