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Food and Water: What You Eat Matters for People & the Planet

March 22, 2022 By Paul Leave a Comment

When it comes to the food and water that you consume, you have to understand what you eat has an effect on your body but also the planet as well. Our planet is made up of mostly water and the largest consumer of water is agriculture. We also have issues with groundwater has more than 2.5 billion people rely on their water like that. Finally, groundwater depletion can lower the water table and also could lead to contaminants in the water.

Key Takeaways:

  • The California drought has made things difficult for the state’s 70,000 small farms.
  • Pesticides and fertilizers, animal waste runoff, and pollution from veterinary medicines all contribute to groundwater pollution.
  • While an 8-minute shower uses about 16 gallons of water, a pound of beef takes nearly 1,800 gallons.

“To the naked eye, that lake is gone — but if you had X-ray vision, you’d see that it’s just moved underground, creating a giant freshwater aquifer.”

Read more: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/food-and-water-footprint-agriculture-impact/

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