One thing that I have been working on here at home is decreasing our food waste. This does not only include food thrown away that is not eaten or composted but overeating food our body does not need. I was reminded the importance of this by some statistics that I read in WorldArk Magazine put out by Heifer International. Here are some of the statistics they shared about food wasted here and in other developed countries.
1) In the United States, an estimated 40% of food gets thrown away.
2) The United States per capita food waste has increased 50% since 1974.
3) Worldwide, roughly a third of all food produced is never eaten.
4) All together, industrialized countries toss 222 million tons of food each year. That's enough to feed 925 million people.
Food waste is a sad reality. I will try to share some strategies we use to decrease our food waste here. We are doing better but have a long way to go.
1) In the United States, an estimated 40% of food gets thrown away.
2) The United States per capita food waste has increased 50% since 1974.
3) Worldwide, roughly a third of all food produced is never eaten.
4) All together, industrialized countries toss 222 million tons of food each year. That's enough to feed 925 million people.
Food waste is a sad reality. I will try to share some strategies we use to decrease our food waste here. We are doing better but have a long way to go.
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