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12 Simple Ways to Reduce Food Waste
It happens to all of us. You're cleaning out the fridge and discover a container whose contents have started to turn into an alien life form. Or maybe you totally over ordered while dining out but can…
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Don’t Be So Trashy: Curbing Food Waste
During this time of seasonal abundance, with all the cookies, cakes, candies, etc that festoon every holiday gathering, why not consider what goes untouched, unfinished, neglected, or wasted. Everyone…
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50 Ways to Never Waste Food Again
By Colleen Vanderlinden, Planet Green "Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without" is a favorite adage in both frugal and green circles, and it is something I strive to live by. One of the …
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Dated and Wasted: The Expiration of Expiration Dates
The United States is a land of waste, particularly food waste. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Loss Project, Americans are inclined to discard more than 25% (approximately 25.9 …
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Why Food Waste Matters, and How to Curb It
A healthy food culture values food from farm to table and back to the soil. In this interview with Nourish, journalist Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland: How America Throws Away Nearl…
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Why Buy Local?
We’ve all seen the “Buy Local” signs popping up in stores around our towns, and most of us have a sense that it would be good to follow their advice. But do we really understand how crucial of a diffe…
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What is Virtual Water and Why Should I Be Worried?
How much water did you have with your lunch today? Most of you might say something like a glass, or bottle, which amounts to somewhere between 8 and 12 ounces on average. But that would hardly account…
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Throw Away Culture: How the Food We Discard Comes Back to Bite Us
Everyone wastes food, but for the individual it is a matter of volume and frequency. For every discarded loaf of bread and past date yogurt that may fall into obsolescence at the back of the fridge, …
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Ways You Can Waste Less Food & Water (3 videos)
There is a lot of waste of food and water in the world. In New York City alone 270,000 pounds of food are wasted each day. This first video cleverly gives you an idea of what this means. The…
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Biofuels from Everyday Foods
Mention the topic of turning food into fuel (think: corn into ethanol, soybeans into biodiesel) and you'll likely land in a heated debate. Yes, Americans burn through 388.6 million gallons of gasoline…
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