In America, 40% of all the food produced goes uneaten, including BILLIONS of pounds of fruits and vegetables wasted on farms alone. That number doesn’t includes produce thrown away in cafeterias, restaurants, and institutions, nor produce wasted by the biggest source – our own home kitchens. Wasting produce wastes water, wastes fertilizer, wastes money, and on and on. The produce ends up in the landfill where it generates the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change. And increased demand for farmland encroaches on native habitats too. In an era with rampant food insecurity, it is shameful to waste so much. What’s the solution? We unravel this complicated story as we follow the paths of wasted produce from farm to market, home to landfill. Along the way, we meet individuals and organizations working hard to stem the flow, both on a large scale and in our homes, too.
San Diego Food Systems Alliance http://www.sdfsa.org
Produce Good http://producegood.org
Leucadia Farmers Market http://www.leucadiafarmersmarket.com
San Diego Food Bank https://sandiegofoodbank.org
Kitchens for Good https://kitchensforgood.org
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