"Waste is a failure of the imagination" Dan the Man
Two Natural Ladies have a very uplifting conversation with Zero Waste Chef –Anne-Marie Bonneau
Wasted food is a huge problem today and not only do we waste the energy, transport costs, water and man power in creating the food, once it is packed into landfill it creates methane gas which is 84x more potent than carbon dioxide
Each of us have the power to do something about food waste. We can’t take on the fossil fuel companies on our own but we can cut down on the food we throw out
8% of greenhouse emissions come from food waste which is more than the entire airline industry at 3.5%!
Grocery stores and farms throw out imperfect food
And more companies are now taking these imperfect foods and using them. Creating meals - in the US one company made over 1.5million meals with discarded food.
Food waste is a non-partisan discussion - everyone agrees we should cut our food waste and at present a staggering 40% of food in the U.S.is wasted and an average of U.S. $1,500 per year wasted
Two Natural Ladies ask Anne-Marie to give us her top tip:
Go shopping in your fridge and cupboard first
Become more creative have more fun with what you make and if you aren’t a cook– start with soup (zero waste101)
Vicki and Jo also ask about composting? Anne Marie explained that it is certainly better than throwing it out but reducing waste is better still.
Is refusing a plastic straws a start to our reducing waste journey? Yes! It starts to open up our eyes to other things you can do
And to finish this wonderful conversation Jo & Vicki ask about fermentation. Anne-Marie educated on how to make sauerkraut and the gut health benefits. As well as Vinegar made from apple scraps
And ultimately as John Lennon says in Imagine – if we all share and be as one, life will work
