While Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue (CFR) operations focus on the day-to-day work of providing food recovery to serve Montgomery County, it’s always a good idea to stop and take stock of what’s happening with federal legislation to reduce food waste. A new report, “Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill,” articulates and recommends specific legislation to strengthen current efforts throughout the U.S. Co-authors,Continue Reading
What started as a student-led environmental initiative to reduce food waste in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) has grown into the Coalition to ReImagine School Waste. Building on an initial pilot program, the effort is poised to expand to all MCPS schools and has the potential to reach all public schools in Maryland. Students from Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Richard Montgomery High Schools startedContinue Reading
While making your New Year’s resolutions why not add, mitigate climate change to your list? A recent U.N. report states that 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions are generated by food waste in landfills. And 40% of food waste occurs in our kitchens. NPR reporter, Allison Aubrey hosts an episode of Life Kit , a 20-minute podcastContinue Reading
The environmental impacts of climate change are all over the headlines and one of its major causes may surprise you—it’s food waste! A recent report by the United Nations IPCC reveals that “if the food wasted around the globe were a country, it would have the 3rd highest climate footprint on the planet behind only China and the U.S.” It turns out thatContinue Reading
September is Food Safety Education month , which is a timely reminder to review some food safety practices for home consumers. Should the jar of jam that you just opened go back in the pantry or in the refrigerator? What about the shelf stable box of Almond milk? Health Perch offers the following guidance on 13 common foods that you shouldContinue Reading
By: Andrea Spacht, Sustainable Food Systems Specialist, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program. Blog Post reprinted with permission from NRDC. Meal prepping was the only way I could get through night classes while working full time. On Sunday afternoon, I would make 5 servings of 2 recipes (one for lunch and the other for dinner)Continue Reading
Manna Food Center Kicks off Montgomery County’s First Ever Community Food Rescue Week Events Celebrate the Power of Community to Eliminate Hunger and Feed More While Wasting Less Gaithersburg, Maryland — Manna Food Center (Manna), Montgomery County’s largest food assistance organization, is hosting the county’s first-ever Community Food Rescue Week from October 13 through 20.Continue Reading
Join Manna Food Center’s Community Food Rescue network for the first-ever Montgomery County Community Food Rescue Week , October 13-20. Fun and informational events throughout the week will educate the public about what we can all do to tackle food waste and hunger in the county. There are many ways to get involved to help amplify our message andContinue Reading
…when it’s actually still safe to eat. How many times have you dug into your refrigerator and pondered whether that wilted lettuce, bruised peach, or moldy cheese was okay to eat? Or perhaps you’ve had a heated debate with a family member or roommate about wasting perfectly good food just because the date on thatContinue Reading
Rockville’s Redland Middle School is a great example of how a meaningful education is about much more than just reading, writing and arithmetic. A while back, the school established a “share table” where more than 500 students could place unopened, unwanted food for others to eat and enjoy. A great idea in itself, the school decided to takeContinue Reading
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