Hi, thank you for your time and consideration. Our app is more effective than existing products because it is integrated and all of the components of the app will be interdependent. For example, the user would only need to input your daily diet once in order to effectively track both the greenhouse gas emissions and to receive suggestions on how to improve their diet to reduce the emissions. By having all of the data readily available on one application, the user will not have to switch between applications and waste time or memory on their device to be informed of their choices. Thank you for your input once again.
—The Planet Liberators

Hi, thank you for your input. The global ecology program at our school aims to educate students about the various factors that contribute to the environmental issues we face today. The program allows students to have field trips twice a month in conjunction with regular classroom instruction, and, thus, fosters an interest in studying these environmental issues. As a result, we believe that given sufficient education, the students at our school will be receptive to our idea to consume more locally grown foods. Other facets of our community also will increase students’ willingness to participate in this program, namely the rural location of our school, and consequently increased exposure to the option of locally grown food.

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We believe that it is feasible to reduce or completely eliminate the presence of meat and other processed foods from people’s diets. Given the existing popularity of the vegetarian movement, with sufficient education, our community, and eventually larger populations will be receptive to adapting their diets to be less environmentally harmful. Many consumers are simply ignorant to the harmful effects of consuming certain foods, even if they are aware of the issues caused by greenhouse gasses. As for the cost of switching to locally grown foods, the average price paid by customers should be reduced due to the lessened need for transportation, packaging, processing, etc. Furthermore, through our application, we could provide discounts for shopping at local farmers’ markets. Finally, as discussed in our paper, we plan to incentive our local community through the development of a mobile app that tracks the environmental impact of a user’s diet, and increased education in the local high school about the effects of consuming certain foods.
Thanks, the Planet Liberators

We expect that by replacing factory produced foods with those grown locally, demand on factory products will decrease, and as a result, less greenhouse gases should be emitted. Organic farming utilizes fertilizers, but only those that are natural, such as bone meal. However, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are not used. Finally, we expect that existing greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced by approximately 15% after adoption of our project.
Thank you for responding.
— The Planet Liberators

I read that using bone meal has many risks, such as the development of Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), which can lead to serious diseases in humans. What alternative fertilizers are there?

Also, how will this work for those who do not have phones that support applications?

There are many great options while looking for an organic fertilizer. Every farmer chooses which fertilizer works best for them and their farm. Some alternatives to Bone Meal include compost, peat, seaweed extract, cover crops, or mulch. In the end it is the farmers personal preference.