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Do You Have to Eat 100% Local, Sustainable, and Organic?

When you think about making a switch to a local, sustainable, organic diet, does it seem overwhelming? Well, don't worry! We will help you find answers that work for your family and lifestyle.

Where Can You Find Sustainable Food?

You've read about sustainable food and you're ready to make a change, but how do you find it? Here are some resources to help you shop sustainably.

Why Home Cooking is Important

Everybody’s talking about home cooking and its connection to sustainable, local food -- so, here is some inspiration to help you get cooking with conviction!

Recipes

Any recipe can be made sustainable! Our recipes come from chefs, cookbook authors, Eat Well Guide restaurants and others who share the same food philosophy for local, sustainable, organic.

Quick Facts

One cup of coffee has a water footprint of 37 gallons.
Crop irrigation accounts for 31 percent of all freshwater withdrawals in the U.S.
Analysts predict that over the next decade, $800 billion - $1.2 trillion will be invested in the solar industry globally.
Waste generated by animal agriculture in the US has polluted over 35,000 miles of river in 22 states.
On average, one large banana has a water footprint of 42 gallons.
Producing 2.2 pounds of beef takes enough energy to light a 100 watt bulb for twenty days.
Irrigation-intensive agricultural diverts 70 percent of the world's available freshwater each year.
One cotton t-shirt has a water footprint of 659 gallons.
Just 2% of the nation's livestock farms raise 40 percent of all slaughtered animals in the US.
Analysts predict that by 2017, the cost for electricity produced from new onshore wind farms will be lower than new advanced or conventional coal plan
About 50 million Americans get sick from unsafe food each year, resulting in over 100,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths.
A typical chocolate bar has a water footprint of 449 gallons.
About 10% of energy consumption goes toward raising, distributing, processing and preserving crops and animals used in the American food system.
In February 2012, financial speculation added an extra $.56 per gallon of gasoline at the pump.
One glass of milk has a water footprint of 52 gallons.

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