AÂ chocolate-powered Nestle plant? That delightful smell and scheme could be coming soon to Newcastle, England.
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The Chicago Sun-Times ran this great piece on whole-hog butchery as a way to avoid waste. The worst detail: some whole hams head straight to the trash because they’re not in as high demand as pork chops and bacon.
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A National Food Plan? Not a Farm Bill? One that considers waste? Must be another country, mate.
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Huzzah, Portland! The City Council there voted to expand the composting pilot program to the entire Rose City. In my mind’s eye, all of the city’s compost will be used as a soil amendment for roses.
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Finally, a food waste story with a happy ending: an Indian fruit seller now avoids having a third of his banana shipment rot en route thanks to a refrigerated truck. Gotta love ‘the cold chain!’
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