Blog Post 4: Let's go Green!
My previous meal consisting of tomato basil soup, grilled cheese, cucumbers, grapes, and a banana has some significant environmental impacts. The cheese, while sourced locally from the Wisconsin Cheese Company, is likely produced through dairy farming practices that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, overuse of water, and deforestation. Additionally, the banana is grown in countries with intensive farming systems that lead to deforestation, pesticide use, and soil degradation. These environmental costs are compounded by the transportation of both products, which results in carbon emissions from the trucks used to transport them. Global or National Scale Solutions: On a global scale, solutions would need to focus on promoting sustainable dairy farming and better transparency in supply chains. Regulations could be formed to reduce emissions from dairy production and encourage farms to adopt more environmentally friendly practices. One ex...