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Mixed fresh and almost spoiling ingredients such as peaches and camembert on sour-dough bread. Soooo yummy. #nofoodwaste
8yr
#NoFoodWaste
Thank you to farmer Les for taking my giant bag of compost!
8yr Birmingham Farmers Market
I couldn't find a drop off bin anywhere so I peddled my bag of frozen food scraps around the farm...
I couldn't find a drop off bin anywhere so I peddled my bag of frozen food scraps around the farmers market, and this nice farmer took it for his chickens. #NoFoodWaste
Wish you could call a hotline whenever you had a question related to food waste?
8yr biocycle.net
You can! Jonathan Bloom – a thought leader, journalist, and consultant on food waste – recently b...
You can! Jonathan Bloom – a thought leader, journalist, and consultant on food waste – recently began a column, “Dear Wasted Food Dude”, which runs in BioCycle’s bi-weekly “Food Recycling News” e-n...
Interested in learning more about how to recycle your inedible food scraps?
8yr
Sustainable America (www.sustainableamerica.org), BioCycle magazine (www.biocycle.net), and the I...
Sustainable America (www.sustainableamerica.org), BioCycle magazine (www.biocycle.net), and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (www.ilsr.org) are three great resources for learning more about or...
Does the thought of misshapen apples and two-legged carrots rotting in a field make you sad?
8yr
Actively seek out “ugly” produce at your local retailer or farmers market, and if they don’t carr...
Actively seek out “ugly” produce at your local retailer or farmers market, and if they don’t carry it, talk to them and share your sentiments. Also, there are a number of brands utilizing this prod...
Isn’t it a bummer to find food that perished in the back of your fridge, stuffed behind those fresh finds from the farmers market?
8yr
Make an “Eat First” box! It is easy. Take a shoebox without the lid, decorate it as you see fit, ...
Make an “Eat First” box! It is easy. Take a shoebox without the lid, decorate it as you see fit, and place it in your fridge. Place all of the perishable items, or food that is close to expiration,...
  • etsummer Awesome idea! I think there's an app out there too where you can catalogue what's in your fridge and it alerts you when things are approaching the end of their lifespan. I'll have to check back and...
Not sure what to do with your leftover herbs?
8yr
A fun way to utilize all of your herbs is to chop them up, put them in an ice tray with olive oil...
A fun way to utilize all of your herbs is to chop them up, put them in an ice tray with olive oil, and stick them in the freezer (yes, olive oil will freeze!). Next time you are making pasta, add t...
We all have personal connections to food, and for many of us, the same goes for why we don’t waste it. Do you have a #NoFoodWaste story?
8yr
Hello everyone! My name is Eva Fowler, Associate Director, Programs and Communications for ReFED,...
Hello everyone! My name is Eva Fowler, Associate Director, Programs and Communications for ReFED, a nonprofit collaboration of over 30 business, government, nonprofit, and foundation leaders commit...
  • etsummer The Clean Plate Club was prominent in my family as well. It was awesome learning those things so early, and my mom also taught me how to plan out meals and shop accordingly. Definitely helped me...
  • DietID_TeamDietitians I think I was in the same club. My parents were also master reinventers - giving new life to leftovers. I picked up lots of creative tricks from this, and also got very good at planning portions...
Asparagus season is short. Making the most of this member of the lily family. The plant has virtually no leaves: its stems are branches.
8yr
#NoFoodWaste
  • etsummer Just made a shaved asparagus salad and had never prepared them that way until now. Definitely a fan.
Egg Shells
8yr Atlanta, GA
Egg shells are an excellent source of calcium. Sprinkle crushed shells around the base of pepper ...
Egg shells are an excellent source of calcium. Sprinkle crushed shells around the base of pepper or tomato plants for an extra nutrient boost! #NoFoodWaste
  • JoanneG Such a cool tip. I'll definitely try this.
  • FarmerDave I saw this last week and tried it, but I just used one egg shell. How many shells to one tomato plant?