Every year America throws away $43 billion worth of food, equivalent to 96 billion pounds. That’s 3,044 pounds every second. (USDA)
Most produce grown in the United States travels an average of 1,500 miles before it gets sold. (NRDC)
Every minute of every day, America loses two acres of farmland. (AFT)
Agriculture in the United States — much of which now serves the demand for meat — contributes to nearly three-quarters of all water-quality problems in the nation’s rivers and streams. (USEPA)