The Early Show on CBS had a piece on food waste. I’m in it briefly, which was fun to see. The video is now online. That a network did a segment on avoiding waste is encouraging. It communicates that the issue is gathering steam and awareness is building. A local camera crew came out to [...]
Today is the official release date for my book! Today, my book becomes a man. While many of you already received your copy, via Amazon and elsewhere, I’m sure more of you haven’t seen it. So here’s a little preview–me talking a bit about American Wasteland:
I don’t know about you, but I love leftovers. I mean really, what’s not to love? They’re economical, easy and environmentally friendly. That first adjective is pretty self-evident. If you’ve already paid for the food—whether eating in or out—you may as well use it. As for easy, it doesn’t get much more convenient than taking [...]
For those of you who don’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook, I’ll be appearing on CNN today–Friday–at about 11:30 a.m. EST or shortly thereafter. Wow, that’s soon! I’ll be sure to post a link here if it’s online after the fact. Until then… OK, here’s the footage. Enjoy! (link to the video)
I had a guest post on Gizmodo today and thought you should know. It was a neat chance to reach a different audience, and to be techy and punchy. It was also a nice opportunity to enjoy some awesome Lego-inspired artwork. The post prompted some fun comments, for sure (you should really scroll down to take a gander). But [...]
Should we freeze cheese? The Kitchn is glad we asked. — — The Independent, on Lady Gaga’s dress sewed from cuts of meat: Food waste is another dimension to the media furore surrounding her outfit, although so far nobody has publicly condemned the singer for “A terrible waste of prime steak.” OK, I’ll say it: [...]
Composting and renewable energy company Harvest Power has a cool feature going on its blog. The Boston-based company is highlighting SSO (source-separated organics) Superheroes who are finding innovative ways to handle food waste. So far, they’ve profiled Atlanta’s Holly Elmore, founder and CEO of Elemental Impact, who responsible for setting up Zero Waste Zones in [...]
What if I told you our food waste represents 2 percent of our national energy use? And then what if I told you that figure was based on the prehistoric (OK, mid 90s) figure that we waste 27 percent of our food? Is that something that might interest you? The above tidbits come from a [...]
The Guardian ran an excellent piece on U.S. food waste yesterday. And I’m not just saying that because I spoke with its writer and am mentioned in it briefly. The article does a nice job summarizing the problem of food waste while explaining why it matters. I wasn’t surprised, as I had a great chat [...]
Ethan Gibble is a content specialist and blogger for the WebstaurantStore.com. He researches and writes about issues facing the restaurant industry on a local, national, and global scale. Here are his two, or 10, cents: The cost of food is steadily rising and, according to bread.org, 1.02 billion people went hungry in 2009 alone. The [...]
