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My Ecological Food-Footprint
Access my weekly food habits through this padlet. Have you ever considered the difference between grass-fed beef and feedlot beef? It isn't just the welfare of the animal that stands out between the two different agricultural techniques for me, but the natural processes that are taken into consideration within one system and the lack thereof in the other (Matsumoto, 2019). When considering sustainable food choices for my family I not only consider the ecological footprint that is accumulated by my purchases but also the conditions in which the animals are raised, the ability for the animals to exist in their most natural element (behaviours, feed etc.) and the love put into the farming practice. I truly believe the food we eat shares its energy with us and the energy I put into the preparations of the food is accumulated into the energies passed on to all those it nourishes. According to the Global Footprint Network my global footprint is 3.8 planets. The solutions it offers are co...