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Rabbits have a much smaller carbon footprint than other animals because they convert calories into pounds more efficiently. According to Slow Food USA, “Rabbit can produce six pounds of meat on the same amount of feed and water it takes a cow to produce just one pound.”

According to Robin Shreeves of SustainABlog, the U.S. wastes 30% of it's food at a cost of $48,200,000,000 per year.

So why in the world would we waste that much money? The answer is visibility. We throw away food incrementally. We never really get to see the total picture of what we're wasting. The big denomination of waste most Americans ever see is one 13 gallon trash can full.

To solve this problem I think the United States needs to implement a waste sorting and accountability law. This would have 4 key components: U.S. citizens and businesses should have to sort their garbage by reusable food stuffs, non-usable food garbage, recyclables, and non-recyclable garbage Garbage dumpsters and outside storage canisters would be eliminated forcing people to keep there garbage inside until trash pickup day Trash pickup services would be more very expensive for non-recyclables and non-usable food stuffs, but free for recyclables and reusable food stuffs Food shortage agencies would be responsible for picking up reusable food stuff garbage on a daily or twice daily schedule and distributing it to those in need

A decade ago, salesmen from as many as 50 seed companies would compete for their dollars. Each would promise healthier plants, richer yields or a better discount. Today the Leakes have little choice: There are four seed companies in their area, and all sell seeds that include genetic traits patented and licensed by Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed firm.

The concerns of farmers such as Leake will take center stage in Ankeny, Iowa, on Friday as the Justice Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture kick off the first of a yearlong series of public meetings to examine whether antitrust practices in agriculture are driving food prices higher.

The government is also trying to ferret out reasons for the sometimes vast gaps between what farmers are paid for producing food and the prices shoppers pay at the grocery store.