Comments on: less waste, more taste: maximize your produce

By: Gluten-Free/Allergen-Free/Health/Financial/Personal Tidbits from My World

Gluten-Free/Allergen-Free/Health/Financial/Personal Tidbits from My World — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:23:03 +0000

[...] she’s doing to eat healthfully while cutting food costs this summer. AzSustainability has another great blog post on the same topic, including a startling Brazilian poster that drives home a type of money-wasting most of us are [...]

By: What’s wrong with what we eat | AzSustainably.com

What’s wrong with what we eat | AzSustainably.com — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:56:20 +0000

[...] out this article: Less waste, more taste: maximize your produce, to learn more about some great places to get fresh organic produce and how to store it properly. [...]

By: Fresher Fruits and Veggies « Verda Vivo

Fresher Fruits and Veggies « Verda Vivo — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:36:28 +0000

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By: The right way to store fruits and vegetables | Bohemian Revolution

The right way to store fruits and vegetables | Bohemian Revolution — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:35:15 +0000

[...] Vegetable & Fruit Storage Chart (or go straight to the PDF) [...]

By: Joe Brunner

Joe Brunner — Sun, 25 May 2008 18:23:37 +0000

Veggies often lose their visual appeal before they lose their nutritious value. Minimize the waste by making veggie stock:

Roughly chop older veggies and throw them in a large stock pot with some herbs (bay leaves, parsley, cilantro, etc). Add enough water to just cover the chopped veggies and boil them until the veggies become soft.

Strain out the veggies and the remaining stock can be used as a delicious soup base or as a replacement for water when making just about anything. I often replace water with this stock when making rice to add an extra flavor kick to it.

By: Adam Pieniazek

Adam Pieniazek — Wed, 21 May 2008 21:42:58 +0000

That chart is awesome. Thanks!

Hey American, this country got into trouble because our government wasted money, lost money (remember the pentagon report declaring they could not account for billions and billions of dollars on September 10, 2001?), gave away money, or spent money outside the U.S. Our bridges and highways are falling apart but our government decides we need to go and build other nations. Globalization is not the devil you think it is, it’s simply been perverted into a monster. Globalization is a good thing, the U.S. government spending more money outside our borders than inside is not.

Sorry for the rant, great post and super-awesome chart.

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:32:27 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you for the chart! I am guilty of having thrown out spoiled fruit and veggies. I probably wouldn’t have gotten around to looking up how to store it all.

By: Kris Wotipka

Kris Wotipka — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:13:45 +0000

It would have been nice to have this in a .pdf rather then trying to print the chart on 3 pages. The chart itself gets split across a couple of sheets.

By: American

American — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:43:50 +0000

Bill, who gives a crap about farmers in other countries?
Buy Amercian products from American producers. Thats where this country got into the trouble its into now. I bet you buy cheap Chinese goods from Walmart, don’t you?

By: Matthew L.

Matthew L. — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:15:08 +0000

I’ve been working in produce for the last decade at the most. These are all good ways to moderate good produce practices.

Our company has started a new policy called “Truck to Shelf” with keeping little in the stock room, to cut down on wasting product. It has worked for the most part, but it can hurt sales. What’s a little in sales to save food, though?