Here’s a look inside the food-waste-to-energy plant in Oakland. Hey Bay Area folks, keep your oyster shells, rags and rocks out of the compost!
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Using watermelon cast-offs to make fuel? Seriously? I thought watermelon was about 99% water? And which have more energy–original or seedless?
Of course, it’d be great if we weren’t so superficial about our produce’s appearance. Yet, I suppose it’s better than tilling it back into the soil. A third way: watermelon juice is a fad waiting to happen.
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The idea of not buying any groceries for a month is less of a “challenge” when you have the accumulation stemming from $800 of monthly food shopping. Good Lord did you see that woman’s freezer?! But, anyway, good on ya, lady.
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Finally, Paula Deen and Smithfield teamed up to donate 25,000 pounds of ham to a Tennessee food pantry. Not sure on Deen’s role, but seems like it was using her fame to get local media and people like me to cover the event. Mission accomplished!
Anyway, kudos to Deen for bringing attention to food banks and donations. Whether that makes up for her assault on American arteries is another matter.
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$800/month for groceries? Seriously? During the months I buy groceries (which is not all the months), I might spend $100 total (for 2 people). And we still manage to eat well the months I don’t buy groceries. $800 is ridiculous.
$800 isn’t all that out of line if you have kids, especially teenaged athletes who have to consume lots of calories. And if you feed your family lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, especially organic produce, then $200 a week sounds about right. Not that I spend anywhere near 1/2 that for just the 2 of us. We try to eat as much as possible from our freezer, fridge and pantry before shopping but we have the luxury of a CSA membership and generous friends with overly-ambitious gardens!
I guess that makes some sense, Dee Dee. And the USDA agrees with you: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/FoodPlans/2009/CostofFoodJul09.pdf
Under these projections, $800 per month would be about equal to the “moderate-cost plan” for a family of 4.
Of course, I still think it’s crazy and that the USDA projections are high. Then again, there are only two of us eating real food, in my house, with one more about to start.