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Food production – particularly meat production – contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions in the US. The energy used to bring our food to the table includes:

• 40% from pesticides and fertilizers used in production
• 23% from processing and packaging
• 32% in the home -- for storing, cooking, and preparing food.

You can limit the energy used to bring food to your table by making conscious decisions about what you buy and how you store and prepare food.

9 Ways you can save...

#1
Cut meat
from one meal

#2
Buy local
when possible

#3
Avoid
frozen foods

 #4
Avoid highly
processed foods

#5
Buy organic
when possible

#6
Avoid single
serving foods

 #7
Choose
sustainable dairy

#8
Don't rewash
bagged salad

#9
Join a CSA

Ways You Can Save...

Electricity

Heating fuel

Gasoline

Water

Waste

Food

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