Behold, the Mount Everest Rushmore of cheese sculptures. Maybe they heard me coming, because the article notes that this cheddar masterpiece will eventually be eaten. (I’ve got dibs on Washington’s schnauze.)
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Check out this useful article on extending food shelf life from the increasingly waste-centric food writer China Millman at the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Tree Gleaning is part of what I had in mind when I was singing California’s praises the other day. There are groups mapping fruit trees and/or enjoying their bounty in LA, Berkeley and Portland (and, yes, I realize Portland isn’t in Calif.)
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Here’s a neat story from Japan: schools in the city of Sapporo have been composting food waste since 2006.
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Finally, here’s a pretty good primer: “13 Ways to Reduce Food Waste.”
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Jonathan,
Thanks for all the links. I live in Portland, so I’ll have to check out the gleaner’s group!
I wrote today about making meals out of random ingredients as a way of using up leftovers. We call it a “Dirt and Buttons” meal in my family.
I have you on my blogroll.
-Katy Wolk-Stanley
The Non-Consumer Advocate
http://thenonconsumeradvocate.wordpress.com
I think you mean Mount Rushmore.
The NCA–I think I have a “Dirt and Buttons” family, too. I just didn’t know that’s what it was called (wink). Thanks for your links to my site, I’ve just reciprocated.
Panda–Yeah, that’s what I meant! (have changed it now, but still alluding to ‘the mount everest of…’ expression)