Comments on: Grim Reaping http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/08/28/grim-reaping/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:16:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: tom obrien http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/08/28/grim-reaping/#comment-28711 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:32:07 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/08/28/grim-reaping/#comment-28711 as a grower in florida most of what the retail trade calls waste gets trucked to cow pastures to be consumed by cattle,the problem is the majority of these fruits and vegetables are thrown away because they don't meet size requirements or have a blemish but are still healthy eating fruits and vegetables that a retail store could sell at a reduced price to help feed healthy fruits and vegetables to low income families or large families. Take sweet peppers,sometimes when heat gets to the crop they will start to turn color(reddish,tan) but we are told that is unsaleable which is total BS. We need to stop telling consumers that fruits and vegetables grown outside with mother nature have to be picture perfect to sell. We have a reduced price on these products which could be passed on to the consumer and reduce waste and keep a healthy producing farm in business. as a grower in florida most of what the retail trade calls waste gets trucked to cow pastures to be consumed by cattle,the problem is the majority of these fruits and vegetables are thrown away because they don’t meet size requirements or have a blemish but are still healthy eating fruits and vegetables that a retail store could sell at a reduced price to help feed healthy fruits and vegetables to low income families or large families. Take sweet peppers,sometimes when heat gets to the crop they will start to turn color(reddish,tan) but we are told that is unsaleable which is total BS. We need to stop telling consumers that fruits and vegetables grown outside with mother nature have to be picture perfect to sell. We have a reduced price on these products which could be passed on to the consumer and reduce waste and keep a healthy producing farm in business.

]]> by: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/08/28/grim-reaping/#comment-4654 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:07:58 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/08/28/grim-reaping/#comment-4654 Nope. Just tossing it into a big hole in the earth. In fact, partly because they're getting so much ag waste, Salinas County is looking to build a new landfill. The County gets so much ag waste that they've tried to speak with the large farms about reducing their amounts. They haven't had any luck. To help you picture it, 200 tons equals three M1 Abrams tanks. Nope. Just tossing it into a big hole in the earth. In fact, partly because they’re getting so much ag waste, Salinas County is looking to build a new landfill. The County gets so much ag waste that they’ve tried to speak with the large farms about reducing their amounts. They haven’t had any luck.

To help you picture it, 200 tons equals three M1 Abrams tanks.

]]> by: Emily http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/08/28/grim-reaping/#comment-4639 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:19:34 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2007/08/28/grim-reaping/#comment-4639 200 tons of anything on a daily basis is hard to fathom! What in the world do they do with it all? In a place like Salinas, where so much of what the landfill receives is organic matter, they MUST be composting... right?? 200 tons of anything on a daily basis is hard to fathom! What in the world do they do with it all? In a place like Salinas, where so much of what the landfill receives is organic matter, they MUST be composting… right??

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