"My" Green Thought For Today.... (from www.goinggreenbootcamp.com)
Here’s one we’ve heard before: “The average American meal travels about 1500 miles to get from farm to plate” (CUESA). For a typical carrot it’s more like 1800 (Sustainable Table). I don’t feel good traveling that kind of distance and neither does our produce, not to mention the greenhouse gas emissions involved in the journey.
According to Steven L. Hopp in his wife Barbara Kingsolver’s book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, if every U.S. citizen ate one meal a week composed of locally, organically raised food, we would reduce American oil use by a million barrels every week.
And it’s not just transportation: “As much as forty percent of the energy used in the food system goes towards the production of chemical fertilizers and pesticides” (Sustainable Table).
By supporting sustainable agriculture you say a big yes to healthy water and soil, biodiversity, pesticide-free food and the important work of small farmers.
One meal? that boggles my mind! Bring on MEATLESS MONDAYS!
this is defiintely something that any budget can do. because one meal, is just ONE MEAL- that isnt rearranging your entre eating habits or going out to buy all new foods. it's one meal.
even at our poor-est---we tried to have a meatless day- and i'm not just saying canned spaghetti and a salad- we became rather fond of pepper pizzas.... it is definitely less expensive than a bag of chicken tenders and fries....