Why you should live within your food shed.

1. Where Does Your
Food Come From?
By Janet Childs

2. Did You Know?
Only 1 in 4
American Farms
Less than 1% of
have gross
the population
revenues over
claim farming as
$50,000 per year.
an occupation.
The American Farmer is
aging fast… with 40%
over the age of 55.
(Provided by EPA and Bureau of Labor Statistics)

3. Did You Know?
Dangerous
Chemicals (such However…
as DDT and PCB’s) They are being used in
were banned in US other countries around
food production in the world.
the 1970’s.
“Many such pesticides are either obtained from old stockpiles or from
illegal production. In India, for example, DDT is still commonly used for
vegetable and fruit production. A recent study found that up to 50% of
produce commonly available in shops was tainted with DDT and other
banned pesticides.“
(Provided by Pesticide Action Network North America)

4. Did You Know?
A typical carrot
… and strawberry
has traveled yogurt over 2,200 miles
1,838 miles to
get to your
dinner table…

5. Farmers Markets enable
farmers to keep up to 90
cents for each dollar spent by In 1866 1200+ varieties of
the consumer. fruits and vegetables were
grown in CA, today
there are only 350.
Money Spent Here Stays Here

6. Meet A Farmer

7. Meet A Farmer

8. Meet A Farmer

9. Meet A Farmer

10. Meet A Farmer

11. It’s Your Choice