Meat and Fuel Consumption

Did you know that a third of households' total environmental impact is related to food and drink consumption?  To help reduce the footprint of the foods you buy, there are a few things you can do when at the grocery store. First, avoid the deli, since more than a third of all U.S. fossil fuels go toward producing meat.  Animal agriculture is highly correlated with pollution and natural resource depletion.

Also, be willing to shop in the organic section, since fewer pesticides and other polluting chemicals are used to produce the items sold there. Look, too, for where a product was produced, and when. Buying local and seasonal reduces the miles your food had to be shipped to get to your shopping cart. Examine whether what you’re considering buying is over-packaged; if it is, leave it in the store as a statement of disapproval that'll hit corporations’ bottom lines. I have to put in a plug for avoiding plastic drink bottles.  And, as I said last month, bring your own reusable bags.  Just a thought ~ Wendy Burns

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