The Stakes and Consequences of Primitive Accumulation

After reading all assigned materials, respond to one of the following prompts in 250-500 words.
1. Drawing on the assigned materials, unpack the process of converting land into private property for agricultural production (i.e. “primitive accumulation”). In your estimation, what are the stakes and consequences of this process? Consider the specific case of leasing aka “land rent” as it relates to wild ecology per the case of Yellowstone National Park and/or other specific examples in your response.
2. Drawing on the assigned materials, unpack the meaning of “organic” as it relates to industrialized food production. What are some of the most important controversies surrounding the definition, regulation, and practice of organic farming and why do they matter? In your estimation, does organic farming challenge the system of industrial agriculture? Why or why not?