The Maine Home Food Waste Challenge was a four-week online household food waste reduction “competition” which launched on January 9th, 2023. Maine residents and communities statewide were asked to track, measure, and reduce their weekly food waste in order to save money and help prevent climate change. Using social media, newspapers, TV, and community outreach, […]
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We partnered with Northern Light Health to conduct a two-month-long study to track, measure, and reduce food waste at their Blue Hill Hospital Facility. We worked closely with the Food Service Director and her team to conduct this study. The food waste study began on 11/7/2022 and was completed on 1/10/2023. Goals To reduce food […]
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My Experience with Food Waste in College Athletics As a fourth-year Division 1 soccer player and a Mitchell Center food waste student intern, I have noticed that as athletes we learn about nutrition and food as fuel for our bodies, yet we end up wasting mounds of food. I first noticed this waste with the […]
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U.S. Food Insecurity and Federal Efforts Food insecurity is an issue that I’ve been passionate about long before I joined the Food Rescue MAINE intern team this past fall. In middle school, a local backpack program that provided kids with meals and snacks over the weekend opened my eyes to how widespread food instability and […]
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I was one of the countless Mainers facing food insecurity, feeling guilty for the hunger in my stomach because I knew my cabinets were running bare and I couldn’t afford to replenish them without asking for help. Food. Full bellies. Balanced, healthy meals to nourish your body and mind. Midnight snacks. Food is something many […]
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My experience at Feeding Laramie Valley: While serving with AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) I spent some time in Laramie, Wyoming, working with a 501c3 nonprofit organization called Feeding Laramie Valley (FLV). The aim of this organization was to address food insecurity issues and to support a sustainable and just food system in Albany […]
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While I was very excited to work to end food waste in Maine with my internship with the Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, I found the many food waste terms to be overwhelming. But with a few Google searches, I was able to put together the basics. If you also find food waste terminology to […]
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Personally, I love to workout- but every year around this time, the local gyms become a bit crowded with New Year’s resolution newcomers. These newbies stick around for a couple of weeks, but usually stop working out by February. Don’t get me wrong- the idea behind New Year’s resolutions is great- I want to be […]
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With the holiday season upon us, holiday foods are a key part of many family celebrations. After seeing how many of these holiday foods end up as leftovers at my house, I wanted to share some tips and recipes to ensure that your holiday favorites do not end up as food waste. Luckily, preventing food […]
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Why is Food Being Thrown Away While People Go Hungry? My entire life, I always have hated throwing out food. When I was growing up, my mother would tell me to finish what was on my plate because there are starving people in this world. I was one of the lucky children that always had […]
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