From Us To You | Happy Earth Day
Together,
Let's disrupt normalized food waste.
Let's make changes in our kitchen to reduce what we toss in the compost.
Let's build a more sustainable food system that nourishes both people and Mother Earth.
Over the years we have met a ton of people and organizations doing remarkable things in the food waste movement. Today, let's harness the inspiration from these champions to make a difference right in our own kitchens. We asked these champions to share their top tips with you. Dig in below!
Do Something, Especially when you Can't do Everything
"Getting to know your food as living, breathing organisms is the first step to understanding its life cycle. Start by questioning each piece of food before you toss it in the compost. Kale stems or carrot tops? There's a pesto for that. Strawberry tops or kiwi skins? Add it to your next immunity smoothie!"
-Toni Desrosiers | Abeego Founder & CEO
Make your Centerpiece a Part of the Meal
"Creating a beautiful tablescape doesn’t mean relying on freshly purchased flowers that will be tossed a few days later. Are you serving fruit for dessert? A bowl of oranges makes a perfect centerpiece."
-Purslane, NY | The first zero waste catering & food delivery service.
"Think about the soup of the day at your favorite restaurant. Soups have been a clever chef's way of recycling yesterday's leftovers into today's dinner. Today, there is even more pressure on chefs to use all of the precious organic produce and local meats that come into their kitchens--hence the growth of nose-to-tail and root-to-stem items on the best menus, from house-made sausage and terrines to beet and radish leaves in the salad."
-Cinda Chavich | Author of The Waste Not Want Not Cookbook
Love Food Hate Waste Canada aims to inspire Canadians to waste less food in the home with tangible tips and recipes. For Earth Week, Love Food Hate Waste Canada is asking Canadians to rediscover the value of food by sharing their top family food saving secrets so we can work together to prevent food waste in our homes. Share yours today.
-Love Food Hate Waste Canada
Have food you need to use but not quite sure what to do with it? Text Great Jones' Potline for real-time cooking advice: 1-814-BISCUIT
It's open to all, not just Great Jones customers. They'll help you answer the age-old question: what should I make for dinner?
-Great Jones
"Besides shopping with a plan and avoiding overbuying, this is probably the most impactful way you can reduce how much food you waste, especially when it comes to tender (and expensive!) items like fruits, vegetables, & herbs. Little switches like not putting your onions and potatoes together or storing your herbs in a jar of water in the fridge end up saving your food and money!"
-Imperfect Foods
EARTH DAY EVERY DAY
“Reducing food waste is the easiest and most meaningful way to take better care of the earth. My one piece of advice on Earth Month’s 50th anniversary—respect your Mother, and don’t talk with your compost full!”
-Toni Desrosiers, Abeego Founder & CEO
To help you store and save more food than ever before, we're offering a
BONUS Large Wrap Set on all orders $35+.
Savor your greens, bread, cheese, fruit and everything in between by wrapping them in Abeego. Inspired by nature's skin, peel or rind, Abeego lets your fresh food breathe while still protecting it from air, light and moisture. The result? Fresher food for longer.
SHOP ABEEGO & KEEP FOOD ALIVE ALL YEAR ROUND
Toni Desrosiers is a spokesperson in the food waste movement, best known for her invention of Abeego, the reusable food wrap that breathes, in 2008 in her mission to Keep Food Alive for a Food Secure World. Our Test Kitchen was established to share and deepen food wisdom for greater food preservation worldwide.
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