Reduce Food Waste through Collaborative Growing and Consumption
Posted: 02-14-2012 4:20 pm by B. Buczynski Food is a common need
among humans. And while we all require a certain amount of
calories to get through the day, the methods used to grow,
harvest, and prepare these foods are drastically different. Two
shocking statistics: Food Waste & Food Insecurity In 2010, 17.2
million households, 14.5 percent of households (approximately
one in seven), were food insecure, the highest number ever
recorded in the United States (WorldHunger). While the EPA
reports that in 2010, 33 million tons of food was thrown away.
Food waste now represents the single largest component of MSW
reaching landfills and incinerators, costing Americans about $1
billion each year. The good news is that many in America are
awakening to the dire state of our national food system, and
mobilizing to find community-based solutions that support local
agriculture as well as increased access to healthy food for
those in financial distress. Below