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We Eat
Brian Halweil and Danielle Nierenberg
200
150
100
50
0
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Year
Source: FAO
A Growing Appetite for Meat
100
100
80
Kg per 60 equivalent
person 1 side of beef
to:
per year 40
39
20 1 pig
0
1
Developing 2
Industrial 50 chickens
countries countries
Source: Delgado et al., 1998
From Farm to Factory –
and Back
Fossil Fuels
Methane
Birds
- 2 times as many birds
Soil Life
- 2 to 5 times as many arthropods
(including butterflies and spiders)
and soil life, like earthworms
Food Without Pollution
• Other benefits of organic farming:
Source: Jones
Eat Here
Local foods are fresher, healthier, and less expensive
Food Democracy