Good Food Reports on Food Waste
On Good Food (KCRW), one of my favourite food programs, this week Evan Kleiman interviews Laura Wright. Laura recently wrote a fascinating article about food waste for On Earth, where she is a a Senior Editor. According to the USDA, Americans waste 30 percent of all food produced. Laura reports that that number is probably more like 40 percent. Consumers can reduce food waste by composting, and by encouraging food recovery programs.
A wonderful local program that helps to prevent food from going to waste is the Lifecycles Fruit Tree Project and there are some wonderful composting projects in town including Pedal to Petal (they pick-up Plenty’s compost), Community Composting, and reFUSE. Best yet, learn to create your own fantastic compost at the Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre!
To listen to just the Food Waste segment of Good Food select the yellow start button (below) and then use your mouse to move the progress bar to about 20:40.
On May 5th Terralicious and Plenty will be co-hosting Table Talk. These lively sessions take place in the store on the first Wednesday of each month, from 7 – 9 pm, and are an opportunity to sample wonderful food, share preparation and growing tips, and engage in great discussions about food and sustainability.