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Green Thanksgiving Day: By the Numbers
- 63.3 percent: Percentage of the vote that passed Proposition 2 in California this month, which prohibits the confinement of farm animals—including turkeys—so that they cannot turn around, lie down, stand up and fully extend their limbs, according to Ballotpedia.
- 1 pound: Amount of food, per person, that is the recommended serving size of your main course—turkey, tofurky, or whatever you're serving—plus another half-pound for leftovers.
- 180 degrees: The reading, on your thermometer, that indicates your turkey is done when placed in the thigh; also, be sure the juices should run clear, not red.
- 496 people: Residents of Turkey, TX, the most populous of the three places in the U.S. named after the bird.
- 5 ounces: The limit for a standard glass of wine: Men should have no more than two servings per day, and one for women, according to The Wine Institute (though perhaps these standards don't have to apply on Thanksgiving).
- 87 percent: Percentage of the world's printing and writing papers consumed by industrialized nations, which make up only 20 percent of the world's population.
- 200: Foods that are threatened by extinction in America.
- $6: The cost of a half-pound box of organic arugula delivered to your door from Boxed Greens.
- $1.89: The cost of enough organic arugula seed to last the season, from NeSeed.
Sources: Ballotopedia, Whole Foods Market, Infoplease, About.com, The Wine Institute, Environmental Paper Project, Slow Food International, NeSeed.
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