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Lunchtime Discovery: Taste It, Don’t Waste It!

  • Wednesday, August 30, 2023
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Woman adding vegetable scraps to home compost bucket.

Community Food Waste Reduction Initiatives and Home Kitchen Tips

Gina Smith, Coordinator, Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council and Steven Goff, Asheville Chef

Food waste is a global problem negatively impacting everything from community food security to the environment. In the U.S. each year, about 40% of all food is thrown away — about 119 billion pounds (or 130 billion meals) worth more than $480 billion! Join Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council Coordinator Gina Smith and Asheville chef Steven Goff for a discussion on what Western North Carolina is doing as a community to address food waste and some tasty ideas for reducing food waste in your own home kitchen.

Join us on YouTube!


Live Virtual Presentation hosted by NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ Coordinator of Current Science Programs Chris Smith and the NC Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs staff.

You can post questions in the YouTube chat or tweet questions to #LunchTimeDiscovery and mention @NorthCarolinaEE.

Brought to you by the NC DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences.

Details

Date:
August 30, 2023
Times:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fee:
Free

Venue

Virtual
NC United States

Organizer

Chris Smith
919.707.9296