Quotes About Sustainability

Food is the place where you begin.

I basically eat a lot of proteins, and I've been eating smaller portions of food. I try to eat all locally raised and organic produce.

I probably grow half my food. It's a good way to keep perspective.

Pigs eat grass if they are very hungry, but they can't use it as a regular source of food.

The system of seeds based on monoculture is wrong and inappropriate. The biodiverse system has produced more food, and biodiversity means that seeds must be in the hands of farmers.

Have sufficient food, clothing, and fuel on hand to last at least one year.

I see this [biodiesel] as a way for the farmer to grow fuel and food and put him back in business again

The world produces enough food to feed the entire population. It's a travesty that anyone should go hungry anywhere.

I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.

The production of fuel from basic food commodities is, in fact, unjustifiable.

I plan to write more songs of my own, especially on behalf of the animals we needlessly raise for food, at their great expense, and at great expense to our precious, deteriorating planet.

Growing food was the first activity that gave us enough prosperity to stay in one place, form complex social groups, tell our stories, and build our cities.

The Indians the needed some food, and some skins for a roof. They only took what they needed, baby, millions of buffalo were the proof.

What makes the farmers market such a special place is that you are actually creating community around food.

Why don't we pay more attention to who our farmers are? We would never be as careless choosing an auto mechanic or babysitter as we are about who grows our food.

Modern agriculture is the use of land to convert petroleum into food.

The key to economic security - to food security in Africa is empowering the women.

Eating more consciously now feels like a way of being. I actually think about how my food got to my plate.

If we could stop wasting food, imagine how many more people we could feed!

Food should be fun, but it should also be functional.

We should tax things we don't like. We should tax pollution ... And we should lighten the taxes on things we do like, like honest labor, like food.

Should a small business or a large business be able to pollute the water or the air or the food? No, I hope you don't believe that.

I imagine a certain amount of consumer impulse will be replaced by community connection. You can already see it starting with things like the local food movement.

much agricultural land which might be growing food is being used instead to 'grow' money (in the form of coffee, tea, etc.).