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2021-02-28 Science & Technology

[The Hill] The average American has an annual carbon footprint of 16 tons, which ranks among the highest in the world. In fact, it's about quadruple the global average. One of the most significant contributing factors to our elevated carbon emissions is where we get out food, which is often shipped from far away, especially for those of us who live in cities.

A plucky business called Love & Carrots, which began a decade ago with one woman and a truck, is addressing this national issue by installing produce gardens across the Washington D.C. area. They’ve installed more than 1000 gardens in almost a decade of business.

Natalie Carver, director of horticulture said, "Our founder Meredith Sheperd saw so many sunny yards not being used for food. And saw the opportunity to start a business and start building gardens in all these sunny pockets across the city."

Unlike most businesses, as Love & Carrots scales, it reduces the overall carbon footprint by bringing city residents as close as possible to their food sources...their own backyards.

Nearly 30% of our food-related carbon emissions comes from transportation. Whether we’re importing bananas from Guatemala, or trucking carrots across the country from the main producer in Bakersfield, California, there is a tremendous amount of energy wasted by shipping perishable food long distances in short amounts of time.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-28 02:29|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 Don't ask me to do any gardening, I'm too busy on the Intertubes giving my opinion.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2021-02-28 02:41|| 2021-02-28 02:41|| Front Page Top

#2 ...there is a tremendous amount of energy wasted by shipping perishable food long distances in short amounts of time.

Left out the key word 'fresh'. Canning and Mason Jars have been around for over a hundred years.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-02-28 06:37|| 2021-02-28 06:37|| Front Page Top

#3 My HOA moght have a problem with that.

Posted by Clem 2021-02-28 06:44|| 2021-02-28 06:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Pipelines are more efficient, if that's what you're worried about.

Ironic, ain't it?

Posted by Bobby 2021-02-28 11:26|| 2021-02-28 11:26|| Front Page Top

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