Friday Buffet

Eureka! Folks in that California town are thinking about installing a digester to turn food waste to energy.photo Michael Lehet (via Creative Commons)

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Word out of England is that some pols want to ban “buy one, get one free” deals. The Liberal-Democrats’ rationale is that stores are luring people to buy more food than they need, causing unnecessary waste. Now THAT sounds like too much government for my taste.

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Here’s an update on Seattle’s curbside composting program that’s coming at the end of the month. Giddy up!

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The good news here is that there’s less waste at some supermarkets. Unfortunately that’s also the bad news, as it means supermarket donations have tailed off. The really bad news: food pantry demand is up (from 20 to 57 percent in the article).

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60 folks picked 5,000 pounds of oranges at “The Big Pick” tree gleaning event in Chatsworth, Calif. Almost as exciting: organizers provided donuts, coffee and, yes, fresh-squeezed orange juice.

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The Rubbish Diet on food waste, Bokashi and hens.

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Finally, the Tweet of the Week goes to @PortlyMan:

I wish someone would finally produce the “Snackin'” (the edible napkin! All that wasted food on paper and no way to eat it. What a shame!

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