FOOD
The way that our planet is growing in population while destroying the ground it needs to feed these people means that there is a serious food crisis. The process of feeding the planet is stripping the soil of nutrients, releasing more CO2 emissions than the automotive industry, and yet, a large portion of the planet's people are starving. Deciding to lead a more sustainable life is simple.
While farming is depicted as a beautiful thing, it is an inhumane process. People are told that this is the only way to feed the world's population, but there is another way. A way that the world can eat and maintain it is health at the same time.
Sustainable Agriculture:
"the production of food, fiber, or other plant or animal products using farming techniques that protect the environment, public health, human communities, and animal welfare"(Sustainable Table, 2015).
References:
Sustainable Table (2015, November 9). Retrieved from www.sustainabletable.org/246/sustainable-agriculture-the-basics
Extra Resources
http://www.sustainabletable.org/940/food-issues
http://www.worldhunger.org/global.htm
http://ourworldindata.org/data/food-agriculture/food-per-person/
http://www.fao.org/statistics/en/
http://www.greenbiz.com/article/urban-farms-now-produce-15-worlds-food
http://www.wri.org/blog/2013/12/global-food-challenge-explained-18-graphics
https://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats
http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/food_waste_the_facts
http://www.sustainblefoodedmonton.org/new-page
http://www.sustainblefoodedmonton.org/urban
http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/FRESH_October_2012.pdf