Comments on: Are Food Miles Really The Problem? http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/are-food-miles-really-the-problem Women from all over the world sharing their views, ideas and experiences on living a more sustainable life Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:06:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: libertyscott http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/are-food-miles-really-the-problem/comment-page-1#comment-280 libertyscott Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:50:19 +0000 http://greengirlsglobal.com/blog/?p=85#comment-280 You may find this study interesting, it finds that the energy used in producing and shipping dairy products (butter/cheese) from New Zealand to the UK is half that from producing it in the UK, for lamb it is a quarter (grass grows with little fertiliser, compared to using feedstock), and 40% less for apples. http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/story_images/2328_RR285_s6508.pdf You may find this study interesting, it finds that the energy used in producing and shipping dairy products (butter/cheese) from New Zealand to the UK is half that from producing it in the UK, for lamb it is a quarter (grass grows with little fertiliser, compared to using feedstock), and 40% less for apples.

http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/story_images/2328_RR285_s6508.pdf

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