Jan 15, 2016 | Giving back, Sustainability
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Some of you are still taking the food waste quiz (how YOU doin?) and some are asking for more recipes and tips on how to keep from wasting food (duly noted). But even bigger and better, late Monday GrubStreet reported that Shark Tank investor Robert Herjavec put $100,000 into Hungry Harvest, a delivery start up rescuing deformed produce. #loveuglyfood I feel better already!
Since this Shark Tank exposure, 1,000 people have signed up for this delivery service – in just 5 days. Each delivery, on average, reduces 10 pounds of produce from going to waste, and they also donate 1.5 pounds of produce to the needy, per week. Multiply that by 1,000 – and they’ll recover 10,000 pounds and donate 1,500 pounds of produce per week. Not to be too computational and all, but that’s 43,000 pounds recovered and 6,450 pounds donated per month. And 520,000 pounds recovered and 78,000 pounds donated per year.
Hungry Harvest currently delivers to the Maryland/DC/Northern Virginia area, but Philly and NYC are coming soon.
Stay tuned for more tips from me on how you can cut waste by re-purposing produce into delicious recipes………..coming soon. And give an ugly eggplant a hug, will ya?
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Jan 11, 2016 | Giving back, Sustainability
Well hello there!! You’re back. Fantastic to see you again. Hope you enjoyed all seasonal festivities! This time of year most everyone is thinking about healthy eating for the New Year and making lots of resolutions. Being a bit of a rebel – always – I want to take a sec to talk about what you are NOT eating. The folks at Sustainable America have made this frightening infographic about food waste. 40? I knew there was a lot but this is pretty damn shocking. 40% of all food in America gets discarded. Adding insult to injury, not only does it not go to hungry mouths – 49 million Americans each night are going to bed hungry – this discarded food ends up rotting in landfills and further adds to greenhouse gasses. Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, has 26 times the heat-trapping capacity of carbon dioxide. Global warming, HELLOOOOO!!!!
It’s a complicated problem and heavily impacts other parts of our survival. 32% of freshwater used in the US goes to produce food that is never eaten. Americans throw away more than 1.5 pounds of food per person daily. And it’s not just limited to the USA. Wasted worldwide annually?? 1.3 BILLION pounds of food! Damn, Skippy!!
It sounds like a really big problem – IT IS – so how can one person or one family make a difference. You’re busy, right? Wrong!!! Well, you probably are busy, but not TOO busy.
Look at this simple list that will truly make a difference:
- Inventory your fridge before shopping
- Plan better/throw away less
- Store food optimally (don’t put potatoes and onions together)
- Show some love to ugly produce #loveuglyfood
- Turn food ripening too quickly into freezer staples: breads, soups, purees (remember that pesto?), oven-dried fruits and vegs, frozen smoothie mise, ice cube trays filled with juiced fruits and vegs
- Eat your leftovers!!
- Compost
- Support restaurants that are involved in food recovery
Take the quiz to see where you rank as a food waster! And for more tips on storage and cutting waste, check out the IValueFood website.
What’s your NEW new year’s resolution? How will you help? It’s not just good for the planet; your wallet will thank you, too! Let me know what change you plan to make. I’m starting off by putting that flabby zucchini to good use. Yumsters!
Baking for the freezer: making zucchini last!
Source: Sustainable America
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