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U.S. Food System

CSS Publication Number
CSS01-06
Full Publication Date
June 2001, then updated annually
Abstract

A factsheet that illustrates current unsustainable patterns of agricultural production and food consumption in the United States, supplemented by selected CSS research results on the life-cycle environmental impacts, as well as a listing of more sustainable alternatives.

Research Areas
Food & Agriculture
Food Systems and Consumer Products
Publication Type
Factsheet
Full Citation
Heller, M.C. and G.A. Keoleian. 2001. CSS Factsheets, U.S. Food System. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: 1-2.