The sustainable veggie lifecycle infographic
Waste is very much part of the modern food production system. It doesn’t have to be. Here’s an infographic that shows how we can close the loop and reduce the waste when it comes to our food.
Even we don’t stick to a completely closed system (if we buy fruit and vegetables as well as grow them for instance – and then there’s the little question of, erm, human waste product), by using the cycle outlined below as much as is possible within the restraints of our individual circumstances, we reduce the waste that is inherent in our modern food system.
You can download a PDF version of this infographic here.
If you think my first attempt at an infographic isn’t too disastrous and would like to share it on your own site, you can embed it on your website using the following code:
<a href="http://frugalandthriving.com.au"><img src="http://frugalandthriving.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sustainable-vegetable-lifecycle-infographic.jpg" alt="Sustainable Veggie Lifecycle" width=”500” border=”0”/></a>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.frugalandthriving.com.au">Frugal and Thriving</a></p>
Have you read these posts?
- the earth is full– an interesting video on creating a sustainable future
- fishing for answers– sustainable seafood choices
- Finally A Veggie Patch…Sort Of
- permaculture principles – what are they and how you can put them into practice?
- Waste And Recycling – Beyond The Bin
SAVE MONEY AND TIME ON THE GROCERIES
I have another loop by having a lemon tree. Here is an appropriate Poem by Leunig
The secret of mens health be
The keeping of a lemon tree
and keeping of the male rite
Of tending it alone at night
Some nuturing, some nourishing
and yet a bit of flourishing.
Unless a man remains a beast
The tree and he will be deceased.
LOVE it! Same is suggested for tomatoes??? In Jackie French’s book The Wilderness Garden, I re-read recently, she suggested using the same in the compost heap to help it cook and to make compost teas etc.
Works great for lemons, not sure about tomatoes but can burn other plants. The main product is ammonia which is a fast acting fertilizer which citrus plants love. If it goes through a compost heap it should degrade to nitrate which is slower acting and more suitable for general use.