The film 'Tapped' illustrates quite clearly how we've been getting 'soaked' for years by the bottled water industry.
It takes less land to grow a pound of broccoli than it does a pound of beef. Less land to grow a pound of grain than a pound of beef. Less water, less energy.
What we often fail to recognize is how efficient a vegan diet is. Less land, less water, more food for our spiraling population.
It's something I passed on to my kids. They really love the earth because they've experienced it from the youngest age. They know where food comes from - it doesn't come from the Safeway bush or the Ralph's tree. It comes from the earth. And water and sunshine and nutrients. My children understand that because they've experienced it. I feel successful as a parent, having done that.
As someone who has grown up living in Southern California, I know all too well about the costs and scarcities of water.
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