Reduce Food Waste
The USDA estimates that 31% of all food at the consumer and retail level is WASTED. To produce this wasted food, resources were needlessly used (including water, fertilizers, energy, and labor). Most food waste ends up in landfills where it takes up limited space and eventually generates methane gas, a potent greenhouse gas.
TIPS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE:
Properly store your fruits and vegetables - storage guide
Save vegetable peels and scraps, bones to make stock - recipe
Compost vegetable scraps - compost guide
Meal prep and only purchase what food you need
Donate access food items to a local food pantry:
Support local farms, here are some farms in Solebury:
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