As many of you know, last weekend was Vegefest 2011 here in Seattle! I thought this would be a great time to remind you all the impact of not just eating meat, but of eating "factory" meat. Thank you Nadine for sending this over!
National Geographic Online has an amazing new water calculator on their website to help educate on how much fresh and irrigated water it takes to make a meal.
The calculator looks at all sorts of products you wouldn’t normally think of as water hogs. It reveals some of the not-so-surprising facts, like:
- 1 pound of beef requires 1,799 gallons of water.
- 1 pound of soy requires 216 gallons of water.
But also the surprising facts, like:
- 1 gallon of wine requires 1,008 gallons of water.
- 1 gallon of coffee requires 800 gallons of water.
Check it out and send it to an eco-friendly friend. Might be a nice subtle way of sending a message about the true cost of a meal.
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