Today is Blog Action Day! One day out of the year for blogs large and small to take a moment and voice their opinion on climate change. Whether you blog about sports, news or food, it's time to take action. Like a million raindrops all coming together in one massive wave, each blogger out there can help make a difference by taking action and posting a blog. Climate change is real and it affects us all.
A Foodies Guide to Taking Action
Grow Your Own- Besides doing it for economical and health benefits, (which alone are staggering) grow something from seed and learn just how much energy, time, water and nutrients are needed for just one plant. Then, imagine if you were taking care of one cow; think about the increased energy, water, space and food necessary to nurture it, verses plant food or fertilizer.
Eat Local: When you eat local, you are already making a difference in climate change because you are reducing your carbon foot print. Think about the distance your farmer drove to be at your local farmers' market and compare that to the planes and trucks responsible for delivering your average grocery store produce and other goods from all corners of the world. Think of the huge impact we could all make just by eating one meal a week from a local farm.
Eat Less Meat: According to Mark Bittman's article in the New York Times titled "Rethinking the Meat Guzzler", perhaps the best hope for change lies in consumers’ becoming aware of the true costs of industrial meat production.
For many of us, our parents and or grandparents felt that it wasn't a meal unless there was meat on the table. That way of thinking is unsustainable. We don't have to all become vegetarian overnight. Take a cue from Meatless Mondays-a non-profit initiative to reduce the meat consumption by 15%- and learn some tips from Michael Pollan, an advocate for climate change in conjunction with sustainable food production.
