Since the buffet was closed on Friday and I had a few things I wanted to pass along, how about an ever-so-rare Monday Buffet? Here goes:
Wednesday’s Feeding the 5000 event prompted a nice editorial (not an op-ed!) in The Guardian about reducing food waste. While it’s not a surprise to see the liberal-ish paper take an anti-waste stance, it’s nice to see them recognize the climate implications of food waste.
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It’s not my backyard, but…seems a bit odd that a Wisconsin town would turn up its nose at the idea of turning a duck slaughter/packing house into a food waste-to-energy plant. Considering the site was 200+ acres and anaerobic digestion happens in enclosed vessels, I don’t see why Yorkville, Wisc., would reject the project.
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I linked to the neat City Harvest “Apples” PSA on Friday, but here’s a little video on its making. It’s a fun two minutes, with a nice beat, too.
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Finally, I like thispiece on food date labels in the UK, but I really like the infographic.
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food labeling is a huge problem, and i’ve run into difficulties with it on a health level that i still haven’t quite figured out to handle. my family (genetically, parents and sisters) all suffer from bio-toxin (mold) poisoning and have to be very careful about use-by dates on a lot of foods. (especially with leftovers, there’s a strict 5-day limit before food is considered unsafe for us.) because use-by and sell-by dates aren’t always clearly marked (and this is one of the first links i’ve seen that differentiates which products generally use which standard), i’m often left staring at a fridge wondering which foods are safe and which could be permanently damaging. i would love to see a universal system put in place for all foods, even if that means marking a use-by and a sell-by date on every product. i think a lot of the problem is a food safety question. we waste food because we’re afraid it’s unsafe. and for people like me, who don’t want to be wasteful but often find themselves caught, there isn’t a lot of decision-making help being offered.