How do you eat meat?
Have you ever thought about how
your eating habits play a role in the sustainability of the planet? It is true that our eating habits can shape
the world around us. Maybe you have
considered buying produce from your local farmers market, or joining a grocery
co-op. Choices like these help you to
maintain your eating habits, while supporting the local economy, and obtaining
heathy foods produced in more environmentally friendly ways. But have you ever considered changing your
eating habits entirely to promote sustainability?
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In the food market of today, roughly
30% of the useable land surface is used to support livestock
production. One-third of the worlds
fresh water is used for industrial livestock.
And the number
one contributor to atmospheric methane is not fossil fuels, it is
livestock! Livestock such as poultry,
cattle, and pigs are one of the least sustainable food resources that the world
has, because they are very resource intensive to produce in the numbers that we
demand.
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But it does not have to be this
way! Did you know that Americans eat an average
of two-hundred and seventy pounds of meat each year? But in countries like Japan,
the average is only one-hundred and thirteen pounds. Just by changing your meat consumption
habits, you could be having a huge impact on the environment by lowering the
resource use and methane production associated with livestock.
So next time you eat out, or maybe
just stroll through the grocery store, see if you can choose less meat and more
sustainability!
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