Humans will achieve ultimate environmental progress when we learn to live sustainable lifestyles by reducing consumption and waste, increasing efficiency, and growing and/or buying local food. Students are most qualified to lead this initiative as they become increasingly environmentally conscious due to the recent trend in media and business concerning eco-friendly practices. The food we eat accounts for a large chunk of our total carbon footprint, because it travels thousands of miles before it even gets to our plates. We are able reduce our carbon emissions tremendously by sustainable gardening at school and at home. Growing food and becoming independent of mass-produced goods is what sustainable living is fundamentally about, and if you can convey that idea through schools, communities will follow suit.
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