As someone who has grown up living in Southern California, I know all too well about the costs and scarcities of water.
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.
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