The most impactful way of reducing your footprint through the food you eat is to eat less meat. For example, producing 1kg of beef generates
about 60 times more carbon than producing 1kg of garden peas! Source: OurWorldInData.org
We’ve also got used to expecting every type of food to be available all year round. Nearly 50% of the food we import to Australia every year comes from the USA, either by plane or ship. If we eat more seasonally and locally sourced food, we can take another big step in reducing carbon emissions.
Explore the checklist to find out more.
Food Checklist
- If you have a garden, start growing your own vegetables, herbs and fruit
- Try “Meat Free Mondays,” (one day a week when you don’t eat meat)
- Buy locally sourced products before imported, to reduce transport emissions
- Download the Darwin Challenge app to track your impact on the environment
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