Glass of Organic Milk:

Production:

In the Canadian Dairy industry, cows are raised within dairy farms and milked on a regular basis, often by machines. The primary role of fossil fuels in dairy production would be the machinery. Whether is the machines used to milk the cows to the machines used to harvest grains used to feet the cows.

Transportation:

The map above shows the production of several key foods with Canada. Dairy being predominantly produced in western Canada, and areas in BC as well. Fuels are used by the trucking industry, which delivers diary products from the production plants to packaging facilities where the milk is packaged into cartons and jugs prior to distribution to retailers.

Packaging:

Milk containers are made from paperboard coated with a waterproof plastic, generally polyethylene. The wood pulp that is used to make paperboard for milk cartons is a blend of softwood and hardwood. Fuel is used in several stages of milk packaging such as the collection and processing of raw wood into usable pulp, the milk carton production line machinery, and the filling of cartons with milk products.

Grapefruit:

Production:

The majority of grapefruit is grown in the state of Florida in fruit orchids. Fuel used by watering machinery as well has harvesting machinery play a major role in the production of grapefruit.

Transportation:

Canada does not produce any grapefruit products on its own and relies on imports from Florida as the major source of its grapefruit supply. Grapefruit can be transported by Truck, Air, as well as Locomotive, all of which depend on fossil fuels in order to power its engines.

Packaging:

As a fruit, grapefruits are packaged into cardboard boxes prior to transportation. Wood pulp is the primary ingredient in these crates. Fuel powered machines must be used to harvest pine trees and process them into wood pulp. Then its fed through another machine to be made into the corrugated cardboard design.