Loading ...The Falls Brook Centre Food Miles Challenge is examining the environmental costs of getting out food from across the planet and how we can serve up a plate of local foods in style. Climate Change is forcing us all to examine our lifestyle and how it affects the planet. The Food Miles Challenge hopes to make its contribution to reduce emissions and air pollution caused by transportation of food over great distances through the support of farmer’s markets and by helping Carleton County Schools develop a local foods menu for their cafeterias.
The Food Miles Challenge team would like to announce the launch of the online Food Miles Calculator , an innovative tool for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the transportation of goods. Enter the weight of your product and the distances travelled by air, boat, rail, and truck to find out how much C02 was emitted as a result of shipping. The tool also gives you your results in equivalent kilometres traveled in the average Canadian car, in case that is a more meaningful way for you to think about greenhouse gas emissions.
The calculator is also available from the food miles webpage which also contains a resource list of local producers and farmers markets, seasonal recipe suggestions, and educational activities to teach students about the food they eat and where it comes from. (Blurb From Activist Agenda Edmonton)
