{"id":11779,"date":"2023-03-27T21:32:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T01:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/?p=11779"},"modified":"2023-03-28T10:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T14:52:09","slug":"the-impact-of-being-a-vegan-vegetarian-on-our-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/the-impact-of-being-a-vegan-vegetarian-on-our-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of Being a Vegan\/Vegetarian on our Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written By: Niyati Patel<\/span><\/p>\n

Edited By: Ayesha<\/span><\/p>\n

Design By: Noah Le<\/span><\/p>\n

Published By: Miriam Alonge Wato<\/span><\/p>\n

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DISCLAIMER: This article was researched and written independently by a youth blog writer, and is not reflective of the viewpoints of Seeds of Diversity or Youth in Food Systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As someone who has been a vegetarian their entire life I see many benefits to it. Our environment provides us with fresh water, food and shelter. However, we have pushed the Earth far too far in many ways. And we are already paying some of the price. As we see global warming and climate change evolve around us we will lose our fertile soil, minerals and destroy our beautiful Earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Each one of us has the ability to change the course of this planet\u2019s future by implementing a simple thing-veganism or vegetarianism. Every bit of meat or fish that we consume has an impact on the environment. Raising and Slaughtering animals alone has a huge impact on the environment alone. Raising animals uses a lot of valuable resources that the Earth provides. It uses large amounts of water, crops and creates a massive carbon footprint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Being vegan or vegetarian simply means changing our diet. Though for non-vegetarians this may seem like a drastic change once into the habit this is very healthy for the environment and for human kind. Changing to a vegan diet simply means eliminating meat, dairy- including eggs, and fish from our diets. A vegetarian diet means eliminating meat and fish from our diets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to start:\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n