Families waste an expected 76 billion pounds of produce every year, and a huge source comes from “blemishes.” Stores reject foods grown from the ground that are unique in size, shape or color to satisfy purchasers’ need for flawlessness. Imperfect Foods steps in and saves the produce, assisting with lessening food waste. Their main goal […]
As I have touched on in previous blog posts, meal-prepping is my main strategy nowadays of mitigating food waste. By making dishes of exact, and limited proportions, I often finish meals with zero waste while also saving money and eating healthier. In this post, I am sharing a few tips that I have used to […]
Binghamton Food Rescue Binghamton Food Rescue collects and redistributes perishable food waste by repackaging it as meals and groceries to food insecure neighborhoods in New York. SInce inception, they have rescued more than 47,000 pounds of food! BFR encourages communities to report food waste for pickup, too, and delivers the waste to more than 100 […]
Since I am interested in venture capital and how the business ecosystem shifts with change, I am focusing my article guide on new startups and small businesses that intersect with mitigating food waste. More than a trillion dollars is lost globally every year due to wasted food–more than one third of all food produced! It […]
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to watch a really fantastic documentary detailing the proliferation of food waste globally. Wasted! The Story of Food Waste emphasizes the monstrosity of problems that stem from food waste, while also providing some solutions. The documentary features Anthony Bourdain, famed chef, journalist, and documentarian, who tragically passed away […]
For my event I chose to attend Santa Cruz County’s presentation on food waste. I found it incredibly insightful as it reinforced many of the points that I have thought of when thinking of the benefits of meal prepping. Meal prepping, and lowering food waste in general, has both financial and nutritional benefits. One can […]
In the United States, approximately 30-40% of the food supply is wasted. Based on USDA estimates, 31% of this is at the consumer level. In 2010, this waste made up $161 billion dollars worth of food, which is a preposterous amount and amounted to over 1% of the entire US GDP. Only a tiny portion […]