Environmental Impact of Lettuce?

Seventh Generation (sevgen@igc.apc.org)
Tue, 12 Apr 1994 05:15:56 -0700

I am looking for information about the environmental impact of Industrial
Agriculture Production vs. Sustainable and/or Organic Agriculture
Production. If any one can point me in the direction of reports or studies it
would be appreciated.

Specifically, I am looking for the resources used in the Industrial and
Organic production of iceberg lettuce (water, energy, fertilizer,
pesticides/pest management, etc.), and the impact (positive or negative)
the use of these resources and production techniques has on the
environment (topsoil erosion, water supply, ecosystem health, drinking
water contamination, human health, etc.) in New England and California.

Any and all leads would be helpful.

Respectfully,
Phil Girton
Winooski, VT
sevgen@igc.apc.org