Food Waste Focus

The New York Times recently published a column titled That’s Not Trash, That’s Dinner which offered a series of useful suggestions for ways to use fruit and vegetable trimmings that often go to waste: CARROT, CELERY AND FENNEL LEAVES Mix small amounts, finely chopped, with parsley as a garnish or in salsa verde: all are [...]

Food waste is a global issue. From rising food costs to famine, what we do with food is a central concern in the 21st century. In the U.S. 40% of food ends up as waste. This is a huge statistic in light of the growing pressures to feed 6.8 billion people on one tiny planet [...]

Popular Science published a feature article in July 2011 titled “Are We Ignoring the Small but Brilliant Innovations That Could Bridge the Energy Gap?“   The piece focuses on the benefit of using food waste (and other organic waste) to produce biogas, an important energy source. According to the article, the American Biogas Council estimates the [...]

The modern day grocery store is filled with a plethora of food choices. From specially formulated protein bars to gourmet pre-packaged salads there are endless options to satisfy everyone’s taste buds. This variety is wonderful but comes with a hidden cost: packaging.  The majority of packaging can’t be easily recycled in most parts of the [...]