Seeking a sustainable salad
Many types of produce have a surprisingly steep carbon impact, so choose your meals wisely, writes Brendan Borrell. Bananas require 427 pounds of environmentally hazardous fertilizers per acre, compared with just 35 pounds for peas or beans, he notes.
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This story published in National Restaurant Association SmartBrief on 11/13/2009
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