Imagine making a bowl of oatmeal or a cup of instant ramen noodles. You likely rip open a plastic package and fish out the little sachet of desiccant destined to be thrown…
Tag: Food Waste
Measuring the True Amount of Food Loss on Farms
There are three categories for produce: marketable; edible but not marketable; and inedible. The first category is great, and it’s what every grower strives for. That’s the perfect apple or great-looking squash…
Giving Food a Second Chance
In order for an apple to make it to your grocery store shelf, it has to pass through a battery of tests. First, the apple is graded to the USDA standard, with…
Fighting Food Waste, One Swipe at a Time
One Friday evening last fall, I rescued my first meal—bulgogi kimbap, garlic cucumber noodles and seaweed salad—from a local Korean market before they closed for the night. I paid $4.99 for it….
These TikTokers Are Turning Trash Into Food Treasures
The video opens with Theresa Kadish (@teiresiaskadish) nimbly jumping into a dumpster, kicking her legs, feet clad in purple rain boots, up and off the metal frame and into the bin. She…