{"id":5364,"date":"2015-11-23T21:03:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T02:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=5364"},"modified":"2017-02-15T18:40:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T23:40:41","slug":"good-enough-to-eat-solutions-for-reducing-food-waste-program-to-be-held-dec-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2015\/11\/good-enough-to-eat-solutions-for-reducing-food-waste-program-to-be-held-dec-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Showing and Presentation About Food Rescue Organization Coming Up on Dec. 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Americans are wasting more than $165 billion worth\u00a0of food every year according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).\u00a0 Green Needham’s October 22nd program on Food Waste<\/a>\u00a0 was a first step to bring together the Needham community to take action locally.\u00a0 But Needham is far from alone in this effort.\u00a0 This summer, Green Needham joined with\u00a0 Wellesley’s 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) committee to bring together representatives from area communities for a Food Waste summit.<\/p>\n

Now, as a follow-up to our October 22nd educational program, Green Needham is pleased to be a supporting co-sponsor of\u00a0 a film showing and presentation organized by the Wellesley 3R committee.
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“GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT: Solutions for Reducing Food Waste<\/strong>” will be held Tuesday, <\/strong>December 8th <\/strong>from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Wakelin Room of the\u00a0Wellesley Free Library.\u00a0 <\/strong>The program will explore possible options for food recycling and recovery, and will feature a screening of the food waste documentary, Just Eat\u00a0It<\/strong><\/em>, inspired by Wellesley High School graduate Jonathan Bloom\u2019s book<\/strong>, American Wasteland<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Following the film, Wellesley native Ashley Stanley<\/strong>, founder of the Boston food rescue group\u00a0Lovin\u2019 Spoonfuls<\/strong>, will explain how her organization picks up surplus edible food from\u00a0businesses such as Whole Foods and Roche Bros. and distributes it to those in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cWasted food impacts our environment, our climate and our budget \u2013 the average family of four\u00a0could save more than $1000 every year by being less wasteful,\u201d said Ellen Korpi, chair of\u00a0Wellesley\u2019s Sustainable Energy Committee and a member of Wellesley 3R. \u201cWe use one quarter\u00a0of our water supply and four percent of our energy to grow food that is never eaten, and yet, 1 in\u00a07 Americans regularly don\u2019t have enough food to eat. The film, Jonathan Bloom\u2019s book and\u00a0Ashley Stanley\u2019s group offer insight and solutions to this issue that I hope residents will\u00a0consider.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is open to the public. Roche Bros., one of the co-sponsors, is providing recovered\u00a0refreshments \u2013 baked goods that would otherwise be sent to a compost bin.<\/p>\n

Click here <\/a>for event flyer, and more information <\/a>about the event from the town of Wellesley.<\/p>\n

Co-sponsors from\u00a0Wellesley are: League of Women Voters, Green Schools, Farmers Market, WHS Green Team,\u00a0Council on Aging, Friends of Recycling, Sustainable Wellesley, Unitarian Universalists Green\u00a0Sanctuary Ministry, Village Church Environmental Ministry, Temple Beth Elohim.<\/p>\n

Co-sponsors\u00a0from Needham are: Green Needham Collaborative, League of Women Voters, First Parish Green\u00a0Congregation Committee.<\/p>\n

Wellesley 3R was formed by Wellesley’s Department of Public Works, Natural Resources Commission\u00a0and Sustainable Energy Committee to explore waste management issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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