Category Archives: Food Recovery

Super Food Recovery

Wow–quite a Super Bowl, with the outcome in doubt until the last play. One thing that wasn’t up in the air was Super Bowl food recovery. In keeping with tradition, the NFL Environmental Program and volunteers from the Tampa Bay host committee recovered food from the events leading up to the game and the game […]

February 2, 2009 | Also posted in Events | Comments closed

Sure we can!

Happy 20th birthday, D.C. Central Kitchen! As we hear in this NPR report, the food rescue group got its start recovering lobster bisque from inaugural balls of George H.W. Bush. That was Jan. 20, 1989. These days, the group trains disadvantaged residents of our nation’s capital to be chefs and hopes these culinary students will […]

January 20, 2009 | Also posted in History and Culture | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

Scout’s honor: Whether eagle or cub, hopefully gleaning outings can become part of the scouting culture. — — I had a nice time chatting yesterday on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show. — — In case you missed this gem, read Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson’s op-ed on creating a useful farm bill. — — And don’t […]

January 9, 2009 | Also posted in Farm, Friday Buffet, Household | Comments closed

Do You Fruitcycle?

Maui’s tree gleaning group Waste Not, Want Not combines two of my favorite things: Hawaii and food recovery. The group began gleaning four weeks ago and their efforts have been, dare I say, fruitful. A recent outing of just five volunteers netted 153 pounds of citrus. Another yielded 360 pounds, or about one pickup truck’s […]

January 7, 2009 | Also posted in Tree Gleaning | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

Life in Lidia’s Italy doesn’t include waste. The public television chef has some helpful advice on avoiding food waste. — — Talking about composting–that’s the spirit, Whole Foods. Now how about making food donation a priority to reduce the need for composting?  — — Belated, happy first birthday wishes to North Berkeley Harvest! In 2008, the California group picked more […]

January 2, 2009 | Also posted in Composting, Friday Buffet, General, Household | Comments closed

Royal Leftovers

Queen Elizabeth II is on a veritable frugal rampage. The Buckingham frugalista has not only stooped to wearing outfits more than once, but… She insists that the Buckingham Palace lights are turned off when rooms are vacated and left-overs from banquets are re-used. Like the Queen, I, too, turn off lights in vacant rooms, save […]

December 18, 2008 | Also posted in International | Comments closed

Food Donation Takes Off

Who says all changes in the airline industry are for the worse? This year, Alaska Airlines started donating unopened food from its flights into Portland and Seattle. The Seattle-based flyer gave food banks more than 80,000 pounds of food in 2008. While it may not be smoked salmon, it’s pretty decent stuff: The food is […]

December 17, 2008 | Also posted in Airline | Comments closed

Legislating Donation, Take Two

California State Senator Jenny Oropeza, with her heart of oro, is at it again. Yesterday, the Long Beach Democrat reintroduced a bill that would facilitate food donation from caterered events. A similar bill from last session didn’t pass, largely due to restaurant industry objections. Senate Bill 35 picks up where that one left off, but […]

December 11, 2008 | Also posted in Legislation | Comments closed

Friday Buffet

Not a fan of composting? You can always dig holes and bury food in them. — — Or, you can get a Green Cone, a food waste solution that’s not a composter, but you don’t have to stir. Really? — — Winter in Florida means citrus donations. If they had that program in Chicago, this […]

December 5, 2008 | Also posted in Composting, Friday Buffet | Comments closed

Quantifying Food Recovery’s Eco Impact

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could figure out the environmental benefits of diverting food from landfills? Good news, as Australia’s FareShare has done just that. The Victoria food recovery organization recently estimated that their 2008-2009 efforts will avoid 620 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions. What does that really mean? Well, FareShare […]

December 2, 2008 | Also posted in International, Stats | Comments closed