Answer all the questions below and develop a clear and coherent research paper as per instructions and the attached rubric. All questions should be answered in the same chronological order as they appear. Please do not include any sub-titles and questions in the body of your final research paper.
We discussed the essay Spriggs’ On Buying Local – 473 in class and watched the video Farm-to-Prison Pipeline by Vice (available on YouTube) both of which talked about the impact of fresh produce on society, which raises the question if fresh food and local farming are beneficial and meaningful for all us?
(The essay Spriggs’ On Buying Local – 473 and the video Farm-to-Prison Pipeline by Vice cannot be used as sources for writing this research paper).
You will be conducting research on:
Investigating if and how:
- Community farms impact food insecurity and the health of local communities in free society in the United States?
- Do fresh food farming and gardening initiatives in the United States influence inmate mental health, including aspects such as stress reduction, skill development, and social interaction?
Explain your answers clearly by building a firm foundation and a clear thesis. Yes and No answers without any explanation/foundation will not earn any grade.
Instructions for successful completion of this assignment:
- This research paper should be your own ORIGINAL work.
- Include a minimum of four (4) scholarly sources. Out of these minimum 4 (scholarly sources), two sources must be current (2015- 2025).
- You can only use scholarly sources in your paper. You cannot use newspapers and magazines.
- Your submission should not exceed FIVE double-spaced typed pages excluding bibliography- (works cited per MLA).
- Your submission should not be less than FOUR complete double-spaced typed pages excluding bibliography – (works cited per MLA).
- Your paper should be double-spaced using MLA format on standard 8/12 X 11 inch white paper only – 12-point font – Times New Roman.
- Only Word document will be accepted. Any other forms of submission will NOT be graded.
- Include a well – developed introduction, conclusion, clear, coherent, logically and neatly divided body paragraphs.
- Include only standard English language. Do not use any slang or jargon in your writing.
- Writing should be free from any and all grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors.
- Use third person voice only.
- Do not include any images (pictures, graphs, tables, or images of any kind) in the 4-5 pages allocated for research.
- Include your scholarly sources in the body of your research paper using MLA format.
- Your bibliography (works cited as per MLA format) must consist of ONLY those sources which have been included in the body of your research paper.