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This is where I'll keep you up to date with my latest work and some of my favorite highlights in sustainable design.

I also run a regular feature called "Canvas" where I post a summary of the best science, art, and history facts that I run across.

Posts Tagged ‘ecology’

Canvas #1

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Gallons of water required to produce one pound of food:

  • Beef - 5,124
  • Pork - 1,630
  • Chicken - 815
  • Carrots - 33
  • Potatoes - 23

A Pound of Flesh
Lapham’s Quarterly
Volume 1, Number 3, Page 164