THIRSTY FOOD

HOW IT EFFECTS US

• 850million people annually suffer from malnutrition
• Of less than 1% of fresh water we use, 70% goes to growing crops
• And raising animals.

WHAT WE ARE DOING AND SOME WAYS TO STOP WASTING WATER

• Cutting consumption of animal products in half would reduce
• the U.S. dietary requirements of water by 37%
• Food is also a way water is moved, or imported and exported
• around the world.

OTHER FACTS

• Drip irrigation is used on less than 2% of irrigated land world wide
• It takes 7.2 gallons of water to make an iPad

WAYS TO SAVE WATER

• Instead of wasting ice cubes, put them in a plant
• Keep your showers under 5 min.
• Fix any leaking pipe or faust you have