Everybody love food. Food is a key issue. Farming accounts for a quarter of greenhouse emissions and 70 per cent of human water consumption; it takes up a third of the earth’s land (replacing wild ecosystems) and uses huge amounts of toxic chemicals in pesticides and fertilisers. Overfarming and modern ‘factory farming’ methods strip nutrients out of the soil, often turning it into desert. But these problems could be alleviated if we ate more organic food (to reduce chemicals), more locally-grown food (to reduce C02 emissions from transporting food) and less meat (which is a very inefficient way to feed people). Eating less meat and processed food will save you money, which you can spend on buying organic.
Key Steps to use Food:
Buy certified organic food:
That is, food grown without chemicals.
Eat less meat and dairy:
70 per cent of the world’s arable land is used to rear livestock. In many cases, that land could yield up to a hundred times more food if used to grow vegetables, allowing more wilderness to survive. Cattle also produce large amounts of the greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide. If you do eat meat and dairy, buy organic - the animals are reared humanely and aren’t fed hormones or antibiotics.
Don't Waste:
Indians throw away a quarter of the food they buy. Instead, buy and cook only what you need, turn leftovers into fried rice, soup, etc.
Want to do More..
- Grow some food.
- Reduce packaging.
- Buy food from farmers’ markets.
- Campaign against genetically modified (GM) food: Most environmentalists feel altering the DNA of plants/animals is too risky and could have catastrophic side effects.
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