10 little things...
The Audubon Society has composed a great list called "10 Things You Might Not Know About The Food You Eat." To see more 10 Things lists, visit Audubon.org.- The average fruit or vegetable we eat has traveled 1,500 miles to reach the table.
- About 40% of our fruit is imported from outside the United States.
- The vast majority - around 80 percent - of the energy used by the food industry goes toprocessing, packaging, transporting, storing, and preparing food.
- Domestic food transport creates 120 million tonsof CO2 emissions annually.
- Fresh peas can be produced with only 40% of the energy required for frozen peas.
- Children who eat conventional diets are shown to have six times the amount of pesticides in their bodies as children who eat organic diets.
- The world's fish species, more than 70% of which are overfished, could be replenished throughsustainable seafood management.
- Many farms offer weekly or monthly subscription baskets of fresh produce, flowers, fruits, eggs, meat, milk and other locally-grown and organic products.
- New York City's venerable Greenmarket helps preserve over 30,000 acres of working farmland.
- Organic crops contain significantly higher levels of vitamin C, iron, magnesium and phosphorous than conventional fruits and vegetables.
The Audubon Society has composed a great list called "10 Things You Might Not Know About The Food You Eat." To see more 10 Things lists, visit Audubon.org.
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