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Convener: Tom Sullivan
Session Participants:approx 5
Time:11:00
Place:upstairs

Session Notes:
Methane from livestock is contributing to 18% of global warming effects and 65% of acid rain production world-wide.
UNFAO(United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization)Report suggests urgent shifts to save planet
What/How to eat, vegetarianism vs meat consumption: protien and nutrition needs.
Nutritions newsletters: Mercola.com & Whfoods.org
B-12- any vegan source?
Thakes greater level of understanding to eat vegetarian diet.
Get people to buy meat from local farmers. Grass fed before sent to feed lots out west.
Wake up americans about cruelty to animals. Slaughter house ed.
Better labelinng. Bring out accurate info so folks can demand better choices.
Develop and strengthen local networks of consumers to exert pressure on farmers.
Raw milk benefits: is grass fed = less methane
Community resistance ex. Austraila gov told farmer not to sell raw milk and they refused to change practices. Gov couldn't enforce.
Relocalize: how can we talk to people so that they want to change their lives. There are better ways to get our message across than fear. Go door to door to talk to people with some free advice on how to save money.
Buyers drive the markets.
Town meetings are a good forum for getting messages out and starting networks of sustainability.
Book authour:Archer...
Is climate change bad? even in the face of human suffering.
Global warming science is very difficult to understand. Complex system. Small changes in computer models create huge changes environmentally.
People have the capacity to change and understand with good info.
example smoking effects
Bioshelter experiements were a failure. No model for living in a bubble.
Enough protien for brain and muscle development is a huge issue.
Eating fish help with brain and muscle for many.
Which fish and which harvesting practices are sustainable?
Cards for wallet insert to grade the impact and metal content and sustainibility of fish choices.
Krill from antarctica? Is it a sustainable step? plentiful and nutritionally supportive.
What are the comparison in fish and beef for sustainable impact.
Support small scale aquaculture that doesn't rely on grain and fish input.
Book The Weather Makers
Where do eating of insects fit?
Buy local even if it's not organic.
Local food thousands of miles fresher.
Solutions:
Buy local
Promote local
buy less
Lableing
Methane digesters and technology- creates energy sourse and reduces global warming impact. there are downsides.
Eleminate factory farming
Encourage Krill
Try to change culture
Develp self confidence and create individual culture change
Small scale aquaculture
Reduce meat consumption
Education on diet and nutrition


Raise the price of energy
true costs for all food and fuel and stuff