By 1990, each farmer was feeding 120 people around the globe. Fewer than one percent of Americans are actually involved in producing the crops and animals that feed the other 99 percent. About 25 percent of our Gross National Product is related to the food industry. The average American family spends only about 10 percent of its disposable income on food, a smaller percentage than residents of any other country. The percentage of American income spent on food purchases has dropped 50 percent since the early 1900s.
More American homes have cable TV than gardens.