Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. Every year, the United States chucks nearly 40 percent of its food. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, that adds up to more than $160 billion […]
Did you know that one third of the food produced for consumption every year is wasted? (source) That’s 1.3 billion tonnes and the majority of it is produce in the form of fruits and vegetables. Food waste is a hot topic in our house. It is very rare that we throw food out because a) […]
From adaptogenic sparkling waters to high-tech rings that track your sleep patterns, these are the must try wellness products of the moment. If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that wellness needs to take center stage in our lives. Maintaining a healthy routine that nourishes our bodies, minds, and spirits is more […]
ОБНОВЛЕНО: Пятница 7 декабря 2021 года Следующие рекомендации относятся к России. Если вы работаете с FOODSHARE за пределами России, пожалуйста, всегда следуйте указаниям местных властей. Если вы являетесь волонтером FOODSHARE, пожалуйста, нажмите здесь для получения конкретных указаний. Могу ли я поделиться с соседями во время пандемии COVID? Да. Обмен по программе FOODSHARE может продолжаться, но […]
From pizza to ice cream, vegan chicken and even sesame milk – here are our favorite food launches from the start of this month We are almost a full week into Veganuary 2022. For those of you trying it out for the first time, congratulations on your journey so far. And for our valiant returners, […]
SAN FRANCISCO– Full Harvest, the produce business-to-business marketplace specializing in surplus and imperfect produce, today announced the close of a $23 million Series B round of growth financing led by agtech investor TELUS Ventures, the strategic investment arm of TELUS corporation. New investors Rethink Impact, Citi Impact, Doon Capital, Stardust Equity and Portfolia Food & AgTech Fund as well as existing investors Spark Capital, Cultivian Sandbox, Astia Fund, Radicle Growth and […]
Today, The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC) and The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) published a new issue brief highlighting laws and policies from countries around the world that support greater food donation by providing liability protections. Promoting Food Donation: Liability Protection Law and Policy shares best practices designed to support food […]
As efforts to reduce food waste intensify throughout the United States, the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Food Matters project has been working with cities across the nation to enact policies and initiatives aimed at waste reduction. Following a pair of 2017 reports that estimated the success of what the environmental organization calls “innovative modeling techniques,” […]
What prevents retailers from giving out expired food to the poor Every year, tons of food is sent to landfill in Russia. It is too costly for retailers to participate in foodsharing, a movement that helps people get food for free. It is many times cheaper to dispose of food than to do charity work. […]
The Rosselkhoznadzor has reported that more than 36,000 tonnes of food – including 1,200 tonnes of animal products – have been destroyed in that time, on the fifth anniversary of the destruction of sanctioned products imported into Russia. The agency noted that most of the destroyed food came under the guise of “cover goods” (coffee, […]
