http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/comment-page-1/#comment-222950 phyllis Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:16:46 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/#comment-222950 I always appreciate it when a store has a set of shelves, usually placed in an inconspicuous location, especially used for things that are no longer fresh but still edible. They are usually sold at drastically reduced prices. Not quite freeganism, but almost. I always appreciate it when a store has a set of shelves, usually placed in an inconspicuous location, especially used for things that are no longer fresh but still edible. They are usually sold at drastically reduced prices. Not quite freeganism, but almost.

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Wasted Food » Blog Archive » The Produce Project: Day 3 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:47:31 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/#comment-236 [...] I recently worked at a supermarket produce department for three months, an endeavor I’ve dubbed The Produce Project. On the first day of work, I got right into the action by tossing more than 50 pounds of ”sell-by” date casualties and watching some computer training videos. [...] [...] I recently worked at a supermarket produce department for three months, an endeavor I’ve dubbed The Produce Project. On the first day of work, I got right into the action by tossing more than 50 pounds of ”sell-by” date casualties and watching some computer training videos. [...]

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Wasted Food » Blog Archive » The Produce Project: Day 2 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:15:02 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/#comment-41 [...] I recently worked at a supermarket produce department for three months, an endeavor I’ve dubbed The Produce Project. On the first day of work, I got right into the action by tossing more than 50 pounds of ”sell-by” date casualties and watching some computer training videos.Because the second day began in the afternoon, I missed the morning cull. Instead, I spent most of my time stocking the produce section for night shoppers. Because store remains open until 11 p.m., you try to have everything mostly full when the last employee leaves at 7 or 8. [...] [...] I recently worked at a supermarket produce department for three months, an endeavor I’ve dubbed The Produce Project. On the first day of work, I got right into the action by tossing more than 50 pounds of ”sell-by” date casualties and watching some computer training videos.Because the second day began in the afternoon, I missed the morning cull. Instead, I spent most of my time stocking the produce section for night shoppers. Because store remains open until 11 p.m., you try to have everything mostly full when the last employee leaves at 7 or 8. [...]

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Wasted Food » Blog Archive » The Produce Project: Day 2 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:40:05 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/#comment-40 [...] I recently worked at a supermarket produce department for three months, an endeavor I’ve dubbed The Produce Project. On the first day of work, I got right into the action by tossing more than 50 pounds of ”sell-by” date casualties and watching some computer training videos. [...] [...] I recently worked at a supermarket produce department for three months, an endeavor I’ve dubbed The Produce Project. On the first day of work, I got right into the action by tossing more than 50 pounds of ”sell-by” date casualties and watching some computer training videos. [...]

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Wasted Food » Blog Archive » The Produce Project: Day 1–Training Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:52:54 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/03/19/produce-project-1/#comment-28 [...] As I mentioned last time, I began my first day of work by throwing out about 50 pounds of produce. My first task was culling all of the packaged produce with a sell-by date that fell on that day, despite it being 8 a.m.  [...] [...] As I mentioned last time, I began my first day of work by throwing out about 50 pounds of produce. My first task was culling all of the packaged produce with a sell-by date that fell on that day, despite it being 8 a.m.  [...]

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