WATER, FOOD AND SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE

Abstract

Central points of this paper are man and the environment. There are presented some aspects of the unsustainable practices related to agriculture and food production, and how last century’s practices had negatively influenced our welfare due to a too chemical agriculture, soil erosion, water waste, diseases, and finally unhappiness. There are mentioned all three water components used to sustain present day economic-social system – green, blue, and grey water – and the ways to reduce humankind’s impact upon environment together with rising its welfare, happiness and environmental sustainability. In the conclusion, there are mentioned the benefits connected to a more friendly way of interacting with nature while we are searching for a healthier food, water and air.