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• 27 Dec 10
  

  Steve Smith

  food video

• 26 Nov 09
  

  Tom Krieglstein

  A wonderful 15min on being more aware of where our food comes from.

  poptech video food veggie Vegetarian cows sustainability nlist health eating pollution carbonfootprint

  • • 20% of fossil fuels used to support food system
      500b linked to food we eat
      1/3 of climate change gases being produced by food system
      
      ww2 single farmed could feed 20
      now single farmer can feed 150
      
      income on food
      1910 24%
      1960 18%
      2009 10% (less than anyone who has ever lived)
      
      cheap food is expensive
      
      26 oz of oil needed to produce a big mac (13lbs of carbon into air)
      
      cow produces 120lbs of manure (20-40ppl)
      
      150k cow = 3m ppl (chicago) ---treats it's waste --- not on feed lot
      
      500 more calories per person per day (17 lbs fatter)
      
      2/3 overweight 1/3 obese
      
      4 of top 10 killers are linked to diet
      
      if poor you can buy more unhealthy calories
      
      vote with your fork (what you eat)
      
      eat food, not too much, mostly plants
      
      edible food like substances
      
      focus on quality vs quantity
      
      meatless monday would be equal 20 mil midsize cars off the road
      
      plant a garden, cook at home, eat meals (with other ppl)
      
      food is not just about fuel, it's about community
      
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• 14 Nov 09
  

  Alex Ragone

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  Tom Krieglstein on 2009-11-26
  20% of fossil fuels used to support food system
  500b linked to food we eat
  1/3 of climate change gases being produced by food system
  
  ww2 single farmed could feed 20
  now single farmer can feed 150
  
  income on food
  1910 24%
  1960 18%
  2009 10% (less than anyone who has ever lived)
  
  cheap food is expensive
  
  26 oz of oil needed to produce a big mac (13lbs of carbon into air)
  
  cow produces 120lbs of manure (20-40ppl)
  
  150k cow = 3m ppl (chicago) ---treats it's waste --- not on feed lot
  
  500 more calories per person per day (17 lbs fatter)
  
  2/3 overweight 1/3 obese
  
  4 of top 10 killers are linked to diet
  
  if poor you can buy more unhealthy calories
  
  vote with your fork (what you eat)
  
  eat food, not too much, mostly plants
  
  edible food like substances
  
  focus on quality vs quantity
  
  meatless monday would be equal 20 mil midsize cars off the road
  
  plant a garden, cook at home, eat meals (with other ppl)
  
  food is not just about fuel, it's about community
  

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