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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Phosphorous washed out into the ocean does no good‌
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