Posts Tagged ‘wasted food’

Gleaning Helps Cut Down on Food Waste and Feed Hungry

January 30, 2011 Food waste is a big subject and one that has been getting some notice as of late – especially with the help of such writings of Jonathan Bloom. A nationwide ecumenical nonprofit ministry, the Society of St. Andrew, has focused on changing the growing tons of wasted food into fresh food made [...]

Food Waste: Why Is So Much Food Wasted, part 3 (video)

Jonathan Bloom, journalist, and author of Wasted Food Blog, lists out the practical steps for reducing individual food waste in the home.

On CBS and Carrots

November 18, 2010 Mainstream media made a visit to Jonathan Bloom’s home recently to talk to him about America’s habits of wasting food. Bloom’s recently published book, American Wasteland, focuses on this subject – a subject that will certainly be talked about even more after seeing the CBS video. It was amazing to see how [...]

Waste Land: Does the Large Amount of Food Discarded in the U.S. Take a Toll on the Environment?

March 4, 2010 Now if this isn’t a waste: “According to the Agriculture Department, each year Americans toss more than 25 percent, of all domestically produced food. A 2009 study showed that a quarter of U.S. water and 4 percent of U.S. oil consumption annually go into producing and distributing food that ultimately ends up [...]

Waste: Why Is So Much Food Wasted, part 2 (video)

Should food be treated as a precious commodity, or simply a commodity when expedient to just throw out? Jonathan Bloom, journalist, and author of Wasted Food Blog, believes food is too valuable to waste. In this segment, Bloom offers some suggestions for supermarkets on ways they can reduce the tremendous amount of food that gets [...]

Waste: Why Is So Much Food Wasted?

Did you know that around 40% of the food we produce gets thrown out? A whopping 40% ! How did that come to be? I know we’re considered to be the ‘throw-away’ society – if it breaks, tears, or tarnishes just buy a new ‘one’ – but food? This really surprised me, with the cost [...]