Phyllis wrote:

>Taking that one step further: how does one calculate the carbon footprint of a given unit of formula? Starting form the calf, to growing the grain or otherwise creating the feed for the calf until she can produce milk, to the amt of milk it takes to produce that stated unit of formula? Then there's shipping, storing, stocking, selling.
Curious minds want to know....<

And don't forget the cost of producing the *milk replacer* for feeding the calf!

Funnily enough, I addressed some of these issues in my blog
celebrating Earth Day:
http://normaritter.blogspot.com/

Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
Breastfeeding Matters in the Capital Region
www.NormaRitter.com
http://normaritter.blogspot.com/

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