Comments on: Now Serving: More Donations http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Where Cities Are Taking Us: 10 Urban Eco Trends | EcoSalon | Conscious Culture and Fashion http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-284218 Where Cities Are Taking Us: 10 Urban Eco Trends | EcoSalon | Conscious Culture and Fashion Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:39:04 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/#comment-284218 [...] into the hands of the homeless on the street. Check out the National Restaurant Association’s food donation work, and their guide to doing it [...] [...] into the hands of the homeless on the street. Check out the National Restaurant Association’s food donation work, and their guide to doing it [...]

]]> By: Where Cities Are Taking Us: 10 Urban Eco Trends | EcoSalon http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-231952 Where Cities Are Taking Us: 10 Urban Eco Trends | EcoSalon Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:40:14 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/#comment-231952 [...] Gone are the days that it’s acceptable for shops to chuck unused food away at closing time (and having worked as a barista for a certain worldwide coffee chain, I’ve seen my fair share of that). While up to a third of household groceries still go into the trash, restaurants are acting rather more respectably by offering up their output to local charities and nonprofit organisations, or directly into the hands of the homeless on the street. Check out the National Restaurant Association’s food donation work, and their guide to doing it (PDF). [...] [...] Gone are the days that it’s acceptable for shops to chuck unused food away at closing time (and having worked as a barista for a certain worldwide coffee chain, I’ve seen my fair share of that). While up to a third of household groceries still go into the trash, restaurants are acting rather more respectably by offering up their output to local charities and nonprofit organisations, or directly into the hands of the homeless on the street. Check out the National Restaurant Association’s food donation work, and their guide to doing it (PDF). [...]

]]> By: New Dream Blog » Blog Archive » Matchmaker Service for Leftovers: A Win-Win http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-209635 New Dream Blog » Blog Archive » Matchmaker Service for Leftovers: A Win-Win Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:05:24 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/#comment-209635 [...] Jonathan Bloom’s Wasted Food Blog has some good news for the many Americans visiting soup kitchens and food pantries: “The other NRA, the National Restaurant Association, is getting more serious about food donation. The restaurant group announced a new partnership with the Food Donation Connection, a kind of food recovery matchmaker.” [...] [...] Jonathan Bloom’s Wasted Food Blog has some good news for the many Americans visiting soup kitchens and food pantries: “The other NRA, the National Restaurant Association, is getting more serious about food donation. The restaurant group announced a new partnership with the Food Donation Connection, a kind of food recovery matchmaker.” [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-208342 Jonathan Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:59:09 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/#comment-208342 You're a true martyr, Katy! (Hope you got a shake, too.) You’re a true martyr, Katy! (Hope you got a shake, too.)

]]> By: Katy Wolk-Stanley http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-208333 Katy Wolk-Stanley Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:06:59 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/09/15/now-serving-more-donations/#comment-208333 It took me a few seconds to recognize where I knew that restaurant from. Ahhh . . . Seinfeld. Katy Wolk-Stanley "Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without." P.S. I stuck to my guns yesterday with the "Waste No Food Challenge" when I scraped the last bits out of four different ice-cream containers (leftover from a soccer party) in order to make milkshakes as after-school snacks for my boys. Yes -- avoiding food waste is a constant sacrifice. It took me a few seconds to recognize where I knew that restaurant from. Ahhh . . . Seinfeld.

Katy Wolk-Stanley

“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”

P.S. I stuck to my guns yesterday with the “Waste No Food Challenge” when I scraped the last bits out of four different ice-cream containers (leftover from a soccer party) in order to make milkshakes as after-school snacks for my boys.

Yes — avoiding food waste is a constant sacrifice.

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