Food and Agriculture Actions
Food and agriculture accounts for an estimated 12% of Duluth’s greenhouse gas emissions and more than half of most people’s individual emissions.
According to local and international experts the most impactful thing we can do is help our community develop a local and ecologically sound food system infrastructure that enables and encourages us to grow, process, and distribute the food our community residents and businesses need.
Below are steps some of our community experts recommend that will help support the development of a local and ecologically sound food system in our community. Which actions will you commit to?
Featured Food and Agriculture Actions
Here are some featured actions related to food and agriculture. Check here for new items as they are added.
Ask City Leaders to Fund Climate Action
When the City of Duluth passed its climate emergency resolution in April 2021, it was charged with developing a Climate Action Work Plan.
Compost Your Food Waste at Home or WLSSD
Keeping food out of landfills can help slow climate change. It reduces methane emissions from landfills and lowers
Learn Indigenous Practices
It is more and more evident that modern, industrial agricultural practices are not sustainable or healthy for the environment, nor are
All Food and Agriculture Actions
Here are steps community experts recommend that will help support the development of a local and ecologically sound food system in Duluth. Which actions will you commit to?
Shift Agricultural Practices
Personal Awareness Actions
Actions you can take around your personal beliefs and values:
Individual and Household Actions
Actions can you take as an individual or for your household:
Institution and Business Actions
Actions schools, places of worship, and businesses can make:
Community and Systemic Actions
Changes you can advocate for at the community and systemic levels:
Address Waste and Diets
Personal Awareness Actions
Actions you can take around your personal beliefs and values:
Individual and Household Actions
Actions can you take as an individual or for your household:
Institution and Business Actions
Actions schools, places of worship, and businesses can make:
Community and Systemic Actions
Changes you can advocate for at the community and systemic levels:
Protect the Ecosystem
Personal Awareness Actions
Actions you can take around your personal beliefs and values:
Individual and Household Actions
Actions can you take as an individual or for your household:
Institution and Business Actions
Actions schools, places of worship, and businesses can make:
Community and Systemic Actions
Changes you can advocate for at the community and systemic levels:
