EcoDistrict Summit 2012 – Local Food

Urban Edibles

Continuously Productive Urban Landscapes as Elements in EcoDistrict Formation

1 gallon of diesel fuel per person per day

Every single calorie of food takes an average of 11 calories of energy to produce‌

The average meal travels 1,500 miles from farm to fork‌

40 % of all food is lost from farm to fork‌

Your city only has a

three day supply of food‌

Every minute

1 acre of farmland is lost‌

London

based on a 1930 map of wholesale markets [Trafalgar Square]

It takes 1,800 gallons of water to grow 1 pound of beef‌

or, the weight in water of 29 steers for every steer raised‌

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Twin Peaks

Phosphorous washed out into the ocean does no good‌

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