Nearly 40% of the food we grow, distribute, put on store shelves then ultimately buy as consumers never gets eaten. It’s called food waste and people are doing something about it by gleaning fields after they’ve been harvested to collect additional produce, by composting food scraps to build healthy soils, and even by re-learning to eat from nose to tail to help eliminate waste. GLEANING Collecting leftover fruits and vegetables from farms, with the food usually donated to school lunch programs, non-profits, and food banks. By performing these food rescues communities can help re-distribute food that would otherwise go wasted, helping to turn food insecurity into food security. – LOCAL: The New Face of Food and Farming in America, by Douglas Gayeton COMPOST Turning food waste into valuable nutrients that can improve soil and feed plants. – LOCAL: The New Face of Food and Farming in America, by Douglas Gayeton NOSE TO TAIL Respecting the animal by using every part, from nose to tail, in order to reduce or even eliminate waste.
