Food Miles
Food Miles
One of the aspects we decided to research was food miles. This calculates how far the food has to travel from where it is manufactured to where it is sold to the consumer. The farther away the shipment is, and the more frequent the shipment is, the less environmentally sustainable the food product is. This is because more gas is used and therefore more air pollution is being caused.
*Brooklyn College Coffee –
Their coffee comes from:
Intelligentsia Direct Trade in Chicago, IL… 717 miles
Frequency: 2/year
*White Castle –
Their food comes from:
Columbus, OH… 480 miles
Frequency: 1/week
*Kosher Heaven (in Brooklyn College Cafeteria) –
The ingredients to make their food comes from:
Jetro’s in Brooklyn, NY… 3.4 miles
Frequency: 2/week
*Subway’s –
Their food comes from:
U.S. Foods in Perth Amboy, NJ… 18 miles
Frequency: 2/week
*Pizza Hut (in Target) –
Their food comes from:
McLane Foods in Guilderland Center, NY… 143 miles
Frequency: 2/week
*Frozen foods sold at Target –
Their food comes from:
A&L Foods in Baltimore, MD… 170 miles
Frequency: 2/week
(Popeye’s, Applebee’s, and Hot Bagels & Deli did not mention where their food comes from)
