Apologies in advance for the self-indulgence, but Monday was a big day here at Wasted Food. (Welcome, new readers!)
First, the “Alpha Consumer” blog over at US News & World Report ran my guest post. Hopefully, it provides some useful advice for avoiding food waste.
Then, The NY Times “Well” blog wrote a little somethin’ about this […]

Yesterday’s Times article has prompted some spirited discussion in this Boing Boing forum, which is wonderful. And healthy.
I contemplated commenting in that forum, but had waaay too much to say. Instead, I’ve compiled some of my reactions to the comments here, with reference to the order of their appearance in the thread:
(19) People really want […]

As many of you know, The New York Times ran a piece Sunday on food waste. For my money, it provided a solid picture of the issue, and I’m not just saying that because I’m quoted in it. Heck, a couple items in the article were news to me.
Sure, the article could have used a […]

As bemoaned in this editorial, immigration law in Colorado leads to food waste by reducing the number of workers.
When there aren’t enough laborers, or “pickers”, the harvest is often squandered (unless it’s not a great year). Commercial orchards resemble the scene underneath your neighbor’s fig tree, as apples, pears, peaches, etc. “go to ground.”
I’m not […]

As you’ve hopefully noticed, I’ve spruced up the site a bit. Most notably, there’s a new header design expertly crafted by Ryan Arceneaux.
In addition to a few other aesthetic changes, I’ve added a mailing list signup on the sidebar. Those shrewd enough to join the list will receive a monthly roundup and special notifications about […]

People often e-mail to ask how they can reduce their household food waste. One of the easiest ways is to save leftovers. Now, this only cuts waste if you actually eat those leftovers.
I love leftovers, especially as the next day’s lunch, but many folks don’t. For you non-leftover lovers, ensuring that they’re consumed means […]

Today, I was going to recap how we waste nearly half the food we produce in America. How the average American creates 4.6 pounds of trash every day, 12.4 percent of which are food scraps. How more than half of the average restaurant’s trash is food.
I had planned to write about how it takes seven […]

Yes.
Check out the entire set of photos from Mika Anderson’s amazing “Splashening” shoot and a wider range of fruit splahes here.
I had mentioned on Friday that if you’re going to waste food, you may as well make art with it. These beautiful shots certainly fit that description.
From a waste perspective, however, I prefer the water […]

The Academy Awards, in keeping with the de rigeur environmentalism, put out this laundry list of green achievements. While I didn’t see any stretched Prius limos lining up the red carpet…
Transportation offered by the Academy to presenters and staff included zero-emission hydrogen (25% of vehicles) and hybrid (60%) vehicles
Of the food-related bullet-points, most detailed how […]

It’s 2008, y’all (Happy New Year!), and high time to cut the amount of food going down the drain. Here are eight wishes for preventing food waste in this year:
1. Wal-Mart resumes food donations of edible but unsellable goods (The store halted its program two years ago).
2. More cities and towns follow the lead of Seattle, which will require […]