Nicole Johnsey Burke explains why food production causes more US emissions than cars and trucks combined. Growing even a small garden cuts 10-20% of grocery purchases, and Americans waste about $600 per person yearly on food that never gets eaten.
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About 20%.
More than 30%.
Over $600 per person per year.
At least 10–20% of groceries.
Have you noticed that when it comes to saving the planet, everyone is.
Obsessed with electric cars?
Why isn't anyone.
Talking about food production?
Because in the.
US cars and trucks.
They just account for like 20% of our total greenhouse gas emissions.
But our food.
Industry, that contributes to.
More than 30%. The way our food is grown right.
Now has.
Massively changed over the last 100 years. So that now even a salad or.
Sandwich for lunch.
Requires loads of plastic, lots of fuel, and a good bit of waste. Nearly all.
The food we eat in.
America is shipped from just two places. And studies show that we're throwing away over $600 worth of food each year. That means all that fuel and plastic was just wasted to end up in.
The trash can.
Of course, there's always going to be.
A need for farmers.
To grow some food for us. But what if we all had a way to grow a little bit of.
Our own food and cut down on at least 10 or 20% of the.
Groceries we buy because we grew them ourselves? Starting to grow a little bit of our own food won't solve every problem for the planet, but.