A Word on Waste: Part IV
This article is part of a four-part series on buying, storing, preserving and composting foods to prevent waste There is no ‘away’ to throw things. When food ends…
A Word on Waste: Part II
This article is part of a four-part series on buying, storing, preserving and composting foods to prevent waste. In the previous article I discussed the massive impact food…
5 Favorite Foodie Films for 2019
We all turn to film and video for inspiration, escape, education and sometimes even in search of purpose. A well done film will take you on a journey…
Fighting Food Waste One Plate at a Time
Did you know that nearly 40% of the food produced in the United States ends up in the landfill? And about 95% of this discarded food ends up…
Washtenaw County’s First Meet-the-Buyers Event: The next step in strengthening our local food economy
Did you know that Washtenaw County has a food policy council? You may be asking yourself, what is food policy and why is it important to our community?…
Ending Food Waste – Feeding People
The amount of food wasted in our nation is stunning. “In the United States, 31 percent — or 133 billion pounds — of the 430 billion pounds of…
Embrace Imperfect Produce
The storm that tore across Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties last month uprooted trees and damaged homes. But it also beat up a lot of locally grown produce,…