Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly
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Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly

sequester carbon in their shells
we can on land.” This is accomplished because a single acre of the ocean floor accommodates up to 500,000 oysters, which is how oysters typically congregate.
we have a personal responsibility to lay the foundation for culinary and agricultural literacy,
the production of range-fed beef requires 3 calories of fossil fuel for every 1 calorie of meat produced.
Instead, it is to continue our debates on grounds that are swept free of agricultural romance, ideological localism, scientific ignorance, and elitist solipsism.
reduction. They are greater-capacity vehicles, out-of-hours deliveries, engine specifications, vehicle telematics (better route planning), transport collaboration (industrial carpooling), and logistics systems redesign.
transportation of all forms worldwide accounts for 13.5 percent of global warming gas emissions.
Rendering beef from animals confined in feedlots, however, takes this expenditure to a new level, requiring 33 calories of fossil fuel for every calorie of meat
They can generate about 1000 pounds of fish per acre annually and demand only minimal inputs.