«A take - home message from the study was that we need to expand the way
we think about food production to account for the complex consequences of changing any individual piece within the wider food system,» says White.
Not exact matches
«The Sustainable Consumption Institute encourages staff and students to
think about the sustainability of the
food they eat, and to play their part in reducing carbon emission associated with meat
production,» says Lynda McIntosh, the SCI's communications and marketing manager.
«Because of the impact of drought in recent years, many Australians would be well aware that water is a key element of
food production and processing, and so water is a key element of
thinking about sustainability.
However, data
about food production and costs throughout the world suggest that we in the United States need to alter our
thinking and behavior to accommodate a lifestyle of routinely eating high quality
foods.
Before you ever put any
food in your mouth,
thinking about and preparing for
food is what starts the body's enzyme
production and relaxation processes.
Just
think about all the energy, water and packaging used in
food production, transportation and storage.
Barber is an outspoken critic of the current
food production system and a strong believer in the power of cooking to counteract rampant
food waste; but he also insists on the need for people to
think about their overall diets in terms of waste, primarily by reducing meat consumption and prioritizing vegetables and grains.
Between global warming being exagerated (a la Schneider) and its effects actually being a net benefit through increased
production of primary producers in the
food chain, the chance that the earth is going to cool (Little Ice Age, end of Holocene Interglacial, Tambora II) I
think it's absolutely nuts to worry
about it at all.
For example, it would be impossible to address
food insecurity without also
thinking about land degradation and biodiversity, water management and biofuel
production.
Despite some impressive local advances, the global loss of momentum in expanding
food production is forcing us to
think more seriously
about reducing demand by stabilizing population, moving down the
food chain, and reducing the use of grain to fuel cars.