futurejournalismproject:

How Much Water Does it Take to Make Your Food?
Today is World Water Day. 
The UN has a site about water and food security issues here.
Image: 142 liters of water are needed to produce the 8 tomatoes, 1.5 slices of bread and portion of butter to make this meal. Via the UN World Water Day Flickr account.

Now we’re running out of water?? Really! I live on the mississippi river. there’s plenty. seriously come on over. Now; when I was a child we were gonna be out of oil by the year 2000. so I am skeptical.

futurejournalismproject:

How Much Water Does it Take to Make Your Food?

Today is World Water Day. 

The UN has a site about water and food security issues here.

Image: 142 liters of water are needed to produce the 8 tomatoes, 1.5 slices of bread and portion of butter to make this meal. Via the UN World Water Day Flickr account.


Now we’re running out of water?? Really! I live on the mississippi river. there’s plenty. seriously come on over. Now; when I was a child we were gonna be out of oil by the year 2000. so I am skeptical.

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