Kenbob writes greenmesh:

I've heard this too about red meat. Personally, when I cook I try to use meat as a complement to the dish rather than as a centerpiece. I try to eat foods that are in season too (mostly because I expect those foods to be fresher), but admittedly it can be hard.

At least this shows that there are many ways a person can act to have a positive effect on combating Global Warming. If you can't give up the SUV, maybe you can give up the red meat.

This summer I planted about $4 of seeds in the backyard. I had tomatoes and cucumbers from June through November.

I was trying to think of how many truck miles would be saved if neighborhoods could cultivate micro farming in backyards that receive normal cycles of rain, not to mention not having to drive to the store.

I was looking at wild frozen salmon a few months ago in a local grocery store. It was caught in Alaska, packaged in China and then shipped to York.

A massive amount of fuel is used in a global food economy. It has expanded and consolidated from the small farm model to a point to where the consumer has little control of content and source.

Neighborhood gardens and local cooperatives like Goldfinch Farm help cut the transportation carbon. And as a bonus, it's great to have a hand, literally, in your food.