Blog Entry dated 4/22/08 5:01 PM

Interesting article in the Los Angeles Times about Food's effect on the atmosphere. Did you know that a cow belches about 145 pounds of methane per year? This isn't new but it's eye-opening. A reminder of what our food purchases mean to our future. Written by Kenneth R. Weiss, I have yet to find an online edition. The gist is about the total energy used to produce our food, such as one hamburger patty. I know that folks will find fault but I enjoy the simplicity of it. The article reminds us of a basic concept forgotten these past couple of generations, but food costs us something - we can either pay the extra 25 cents to our local farmers or save 25 cents and apologize to our grandchildren for the distruction of our environment.