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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] The way we produce, distribute, transport and prepare our food
  • Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:39:38 -0700


I don't understand the question.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 12/9/2009 at 5:32 PM Emery Mitchamore wrote:

>Is it correct that most of this happened after WW2?
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>On Dec 9, 2009, at 4:21 PM, Tradingpost wrote:
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>> FOOD
>> http://www.communitysolution.org/food.html
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>> The way we produce, distribute, transport and prepare our food is a
>major consumer of energy in the U.S. In fact, the heavily industrialized
>food chain accounts for about 20% of the U.S. fossil fuel use, or 400
>gallons of oil equivalents per person each year. While the food crisis has
>flared in many parts of the world over the last few years, that crisis
>that will only deepen as energy prices rise. Here are some surprising
>facts about our food system that everybody should know:
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>> » Approximately 10 Calories of fossil fuels are currently required to
>produce 1 Calorie of the food eaten in the U.S. – a direct result of our
>highly industrialized process (pesticides, fertilizers, farming equipment,
>manufacturing, storage, and transportation).
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>> » To produce one Calorie of plant protein requires 2.2 calories of
>fossil fuel energy. To produce one Calorie of factory-raised beef protein
>requires 25 Calories of fossil fuel energy.
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>> » Less than four percent of agricultural land in the U.S. is dedicated
>to highly nutritious foods like legumes, nuts, fruits and vegetables. More
>than 85% is devoted to crops that are either fed to animals or used in
>highly processed food.
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>> » Because the U.S. government’s farm policy favors large farms and
>monocultures like wheat, corn and soybeans, the price of fruits and
>vegetables climbed approximately 40 percent between 1985 and 2000, while
>the price of soft drinks (sweetened by corn syrup) has declined by
>approximately 23%.
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>> » Livestock are a major emitter of greenhouse gasses (18% worldwide).
>According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, more greenhouse
>gasses are generated from livestock production than from transportation.
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>> Solution: The choice of the food we eat has a major impact on the
>environment and changing how we eat can contribute directly to a less
>energy-intensive way-of-life. Garden, eat seasonally, avoid highly
>processed foods, sodas and canned soft drinks, avoid factory-raised meat,
>and eat locally-grown and/or organic food as often as possible.
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