Wasted food is hurting environment

Around the world, we waste 1.43 billion tons of food — one third of what we produce. A report from the Food and Agriculture Organization which came out on Wednesday has determined that food waste is creating billions of tons of greenhouse gases, and costing us water and land. "According to the FAO, each year, we lose a volume of water equivalent to the annual flow of Russia's Volga River in all the food we throw away," says NPR reporter Eliza Barclay.

The full article can be found here: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/11/221153037/wasted-food-around-the-world-takes-heavy-toll-on-environment

What can we do about it?

Camphill Kimberton has been helping to combat this issue by picking up some of that waste from three local stores and composting much of what would otherwise be in landfills.  We also separate the food items from the packaging and recycle it.

Have a suggestion or want to share how you cut down on food waste?  Share it in the comments.  To learn more about Camphill Kimberton's sustainability efforts, please visit http://www.camphillkimberton.org/sustainability/.