If food waste were a country, it would rank 3rd for greenhouse gas emissions.
This stat shocks me over and over again. Can you imagine the decrease in climate impact if we solved this problem 😫
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sugardetoxme 8yr Insane and GREAT stat. What's the reference? -
etsummer 8yr Heard it in an awesome presentation by @foodshift director Dana at the EcoFarm conference in January. Thanks for the prompt, totally should have tagged them in this -
sugardetoxme 8yr That's great @etsummer ... Totally mind-blowing
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etsummer 8yr Also blows my mind at how many different levels/steps food waste occurs. It happens on the farm, in the markets, in people's homes, etc.
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annefood 8yr So true @etsummer - it's not just a consumer issue! #nofoodwaste -
mirasingh 8yr This is crazy!
Dry farmed tomatoes at SF farmers market this weekend
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Is there anything more beautiful?
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MargaretG I miss those so much! When in tech and living in Palo Alto, I used to "work from home" on the Santa Cruz market days when those would come in season. The writing was on the wall that I'd end up...
World's largest vertical farm grows without soil, sunlight or water in Newark
theguardian.com
#FoodNews: 'AeroFarms has put $30m into a green revolution that seeks to produce more crops in less space, but whether it’s economically viable is an open question'
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MargaretG The vertical farm trend really bothers me. I can't put my finger on exactly why but it feels like the wrong shade of "green."
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etsummer @MargaretG I totally feel you! I think it can definitely be hard to digest...especially when ideally we'd like to see and are working towards the return to small farms and localized production. If...
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DietID_TeamDietitians Totally agree @etsummer I'm not an anti-innovation person so I'm happy to see progress that unlocks supply of fresh food in communities that need it most. But we need lots of aerofarms to tip the...
Fresh pappardelle!
With olive oil, peas, parmesan, mint, and salt and pepper. Kitchen tip: drop frozen peas into the leftover hot pasta water to defrost them!
The farmers' market in my hometown has really ramped up! Lovin' these colors
City of Ventura
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DietID_TeamDietitians So many radishes!!!
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Gwendolyn I've heard about this growing market!