It takes 400 calories of fossil fuel energy to transport a single, 5-calorie 
California-grown strawberry to the east coast. Read more:

HOW TO BE AN ENVIRONMENTALIST: GOTTA GIT A GREEN THUMB
If you don't have one already, there's no better time than the present to 
start your own vegetable garden, whether it's on your own land or in a local 
community plot. According to the latest data from the US Department of 
Agriculture, the level of home food production is at its lowest point in US history. With 
the average food traveling more than 1500 miles from farm to fork, the 
environmental impact of big agribusiness foods is at an all time high. Concerned 
about global warming and peak oil? Consider the fact that it takes 400 calories 
of fossil fuels to transport a single 5 calorie strawberry from California to 
East Coast supermarkets. What's more, that flavorless non-organic strawberry 
was grown with methyl bromide, a carcinogenic and ozone depleting pesticide. In 
contrast, a perennial patch of strawberries in your yard grows back on its own 
every year, requires no fossil fuels and no pesticides, and tastes a whole 
lot better. The environmental benefits of growing some of your own food are 
staggering. The Organic Consumers Association is developing a new campaign to help 
turn every thumb into a Green thumb. <A HREF="http://www.organicconsumers.org/btc/subversive060419.cfm">
Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/btc/subversive060419.cfm</A>
(From Organic Bytes #80.)

    




    


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