Animal agriculture is responsible for more greenhouse gas emission than all of ______________ combined.
100
Food waste is problematic partially because when put in a landfill it emits this greenhouse gas which is over 20 times more potent than CO2
What is methane
100
This is the lowest source of carbon
What is lentils
100
Food insecurity definition
What is unable to consistently access or afford adequate food
100
Program that repurposes food waste
What is Food Recovery
200
Meat that produces the most carbon dioxide
What is Lamb
200
This many out of four grocery bags are wasted
What is one
200
These two nuts use the same amount of water (approximately)
What is almonds and cashews use 1,929 gal./lb.
200
Percent of people in the United States have to choose between food and education
What is 31%
200
Where you can get local sustainable food
What is the Farmers Market and a CSA from Welcome Table Farms
300
What is local
A 2008 study showed that avoiding red meat and dairy one day a week achieves more greenhouse gas reduction than eating a week’s worth of ____ food.
300
This happened tonight to raise awareness for food waste
and this person is coming tomorrow night to talk about food waste
What is Weigh the Waste and Jeff Mathias
300
This is why buying local is important
What is it reduces greenhouse gases for transportation
300
The average yearly income of farmworkers is between_______and $12,500. The current poverty line for an individual in the United States is $12,486.
What is $10,000
300
Percentage of our waste that is food
What is 15%
400
The carbon emissions associated with producing a pound of beef are over______times that to produce a pound of lentils.
What is 25
400
Out of 25 countries the United States ranked_____in food waste
What is 23
400
Global populations of fish and marine mammals, birds, and reptiles have been in _____ since 1970 thanks in part to overfishing and climate change.
What is half
400
Percentage of college students that have experienced some level of food insecurity.
Nearly a quarter experience a level of food insecurity that qualifies them as hungry.
What is 50%
500
The percentage of antibiotics in the United States that goes to animal agriculture
What is 80%
500
Percentage of food wasted in the United States
What is 40%
500
The food system is responsible for_____of total carbon emissions in the United States.
A) 1/4
B) 1/2
C) 1/3
D) 500%
What is C
500
Percentage of farmworkers that are food insecure
What is 82%
500
The amount of pounds of food waste is wasted per student per month