http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/21/invisible-elephants/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:31:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/21/invisible-elephants/#comment-55210 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:49:45 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/21/invisible-elephants/#comment-55210 [...] 96 billion pounds of food - or 27% of the 356 billion pounds of edible food available - is wasted each year in the U.S. according to the U.S, Department of Agriculture. On his Wasted Food blog, Jonathan Bloom places that figure at more than 150 billion pounds. [...] […] 96 billion pounds of food - or 27% of the 356 billion pounds of edible food available - is wasted each year in the U.S. according to the U.S, Department of Agriculture. On his Wasted Food blog, Jonathan Bloom places that figure at more than 150 billion pounds. […]

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/21/invisible-elephants/#comment-27491 Fri, 23 May 2008 00:05:29 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/21/invisible-elephants/#comment-27491 So true, J.A.A. But once you start looking for food waste...you can't help NOT seeing it. So true, J.A.A. But once you start looking for food waste…you can’t help NOT seeing it.

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/21/invisible-elephants/#comment-27479 Thu, 22 May 2008 20:00:43 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/21/invisible-elephants/#comment-27479 that makes me nauseous. honestly is there a way to shovel all this wasted food to countries who can't get a slice of bread? i've written a little entry on my blog by all means its way down there compared to being written up in the NYT but i really appreciate what you're doing. that makes me nauseous. honestly is there a way to shovel all this wasted food to countries who can’t get a slice of bread? i’ve written a little entry on my blog by all means its way down there compared to being written up in the NYT but i really appreciate what you’re doing.

]]> http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/21/invisible-elephants/#comment-27445 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:39:49 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2008/05/21/invisible-elephants/#comment-27445 Simply, we've had the luxury of waste for many years. As a result, we've created a disposable culture based around convenience. You don't see something you've been inculcated NOT to see. Simply, we’ve had the luxury of waste for many years. As a result, we’ve created a disposable culture based around convenience. You don’t see something you’ve been inculcated NOT to see.

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