Save The Food [0:44] Check out this culinary creation! Better on a plate than headed for waste! #SaveTheFoodCA #FeedPeopleNotLandfills #GoFurtherWithFood #SaveTheFood Your Organization’s Leadership Video Message, if available. (Page 7 in the guide) DRAFT Local Jurisdiction Proclamation WHEREAS the month of March is National Nutrition Month; and WHEREAS the theme for 2018’s National Nutrition Month is “Going Further with Food”; and WHEREAS the U.S. is losing up to 40% of its food from farm, to fork, to landfill; and WHEREAS nearly 5 million Californians are food insecure, lacking consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life; and WHEREAS food is not nutritious unless it is eaten; and WHEREAS Californians throw away nearly 12 billion pounds of food; and WHEREAS that unused food ultimately represents about 18 percent of all the material in landfills, turning into methane and contributing to climate change; and WHEREAS the average family of four spends $1,500 on uneaten food every year; and WHEREAS we all lose out on shared resources, like water and energy, used to produce and transport food that ultimately goes uneaten; NOW, THEREFORE DO I/WE, [name of elected/body of electeds], HEREBY PROCLAIM the week of March 5th – 9th FOOD WASTE PREVENTION WEEK in [jurisdiction], and I/we encourage all residents to consider all options to prevent food from becoming waste in their homes, workplaces and communities. If your jurisdiction will issue a formal local proclamation, please share a copy with us at . Thanks! Tuesday, March 6, 2018 – Find Food Waste Activities: Encourage photos documenting where food waste is happening at their homes, worksites and communities.
Save The Food [0:44] Check out this culinary creation! Better on a plate than headed for waste! #SaveTheFoodCA #FeedPeopleNotLandfills #GoFurtherWithFood #SaveTheFood Your Organization’s Leadership Video Message, if available. (Page 7 in the guide) DRAFT Local Jurisdiction Proclamation WHEREAS the month of March is National Nutrition Month; and WHEREAS the theme for 2018’s National Nutrition Month is “Going Further with Food”; and WHEREAS the U.S. is losing up to 40% of its food from farm, to fork, to landfill; and WHEREAS nearly 5 million Californians are food insecure, lacking consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy life; and WHEREAS food is not nutritious unless it is eaten; and WHEREAS Californians throw away nearly 12 billion pounds of food; and WHEREAS that unused food ultimately represents about 18 percent of all the material in landfills, turning into methane and contributing to climate change; and WHEREAS the average family of four spends $1,500 on uneaten food every year; and WHEREAS we all lose out on shared resources, like water and energy, used to produce and transport food that ultimately goes uneaten; NOW, THEREFORE DO I/WE, [name of elected/body of electeds], HEREBY PROCLAIM the week of March 5th – 9th FOOD WASTE PREVENTION WEEK in [jurisdiction], and I/we encourage all residents to consider all options to prevent food from becoming waste in their homes, workplaces and communities. If your jurisdiction will issue a formal local proclamation, please share a copy with us at . Thanks! Tuesday, March 6, 2018 – Find Food Waste Activities: Encourage photos documenting where food waste is happening at their homes, worksites and communities.
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