Healthy soil and sustainable growing

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* How Diet and #Climate Change Are Intrinsically Linked 
http://ecowatch.com/2014/09/14/diet-climate-change-linked/?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=fffe64f305-Top_News_9_15_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-fffe64f305-85952705

"If Americans followed the recommendations and continued to consume the 
same number of calories on average, greenhouse gas emissions would rise 
by 12 percent. If the nation reduced its intake to 2000 calories a day 
on average, the reduction would be only 1 percent."

"beef makes up 4 percent by weight of available food, but 36 percent of 
emissions"

"Direct emissions from agriculture make up between 10 percent and 12 
percent of overall greenhouse gas emissions. If you throw in factors 
such as fertilizer and chemical production, fuel use and agricultural 
land-use change, the proportion rises—along with the uncertainty—to 
between 17 percent and 32 percent.

"Researchers may enhance yields and farmers may use resources more 
efficiently, but populations will increase—and so will demand for meat 
and dairy products."