The other day I was re-reading an article that Michael Pollan wrote back in October for the New York Times and it reminded me of the startling facts that make me so determined to make this garden happen:

- After cars, the food system uses more fossil fuel than any other sector of the economy at 19%

-In 1940 every calorie of energy used to make food produced 2.3 calories of food. Today it takes 10 calories of energy to make 1 calorie of food.

- Four of the top ten killers are directly related to diet (heart disease, stroke, type II diabetes, cancer)

-Merely bringing international yields up to organic standards would increase yields by 50%.

We have a meeting with facilities on Wednesday to find out about the soil and irrigation on the land we want to use and our first big club meeting on Thursday. Be there...

POSTED BY ELISSA CHANDLER