Food Waste

The Messmer family: from left Dave, Pete, Suzanne, and Steve.. Dave said “The pandemic made people realize the inherent weaknesses of the supply chain, and they're going to continue to see the threats: the wildfires, the droughts, all these things that that could cause disruption,” He continued, “The answer is buying local. If you just keep buying local, you don't have to worry about shipping, trucking, all that stuff. You're supporting your local farms who can basically survive more sustainably.”

The New York Farmers Responding to Food Insecurity

December 8, 2020

Small-scale farmers in Ithaca respond to hunger through nimbleness, innovation, and mutualism. If the recently introduced FEED Act passes Congress, the model could spread nationwide.

How the Pandemic is Affecting Home Food Waste

By Bridget Shirvell

May 15, 2020

A hand putting food waste into a compost bin.

The Farm to Food Bank Movement Aims to Rescue Small-Scale Farming and Feed the Hungry

By Lynne Curry

May 14, 2020

Bagging lettuce from local small farms at the Vermont Food Bank

A New Bill Aims to Fix Food Waste in Schools

By Lisa Held

January 16, 2020

School Food Waste photo by G Witteveen on Flickr.

There’s a Blueprint to Halve the Food Waste Fiasco

By Katie Flanagan

September 6, 2019

woman throwing food away into the compost bin making food waste

Study Finds Farm-Level Food Waste is Much Worse Than We Thought

By Gosia Wozniacka

August 20, 2019

farm food waste of tomatoes rotting in the field. Photo CC-licensed by Steve Corey on Flickr.

A New Produce Warehouse in Los Angeles Will Prevent Millions of Pounds of Food Waste

By Nadra Nittle

June 27, 2019

Recovering potatoes for Food Forward (Photo © Eron Rauch)

Where Do Food Banks Fit in to the Fight for a Green New Deal?

By Maggie Dickinson

May 16, 2019

One of the Nation’s Oldest Food Banks Adds Culinary Education to its Offerings

By Donna Jackel

January 24, 2019

Jehmel Alexander working in the Foodlink kitchen.

Feeding the World Without Destroying It

By Eva Perroni

January 10, 2019

eric holt-gimenez and the cover of his new book, can we feed the world without destroying it

Already a Climate Change Leader, California Takes on Food Waste

By Chris Richard

December 10, 2018

Delivering food to a commercial compost facility. Photo CC-licensed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

The Hot Cereal Company Using Buy-One-Give-One to Fight Food Insecurity

By Lela Nargi

October 12, 2018

food bank worker moving a pallet of food donations

Food Waste Wars: The Imperfect Enemy of the Good

By Stephen Satterfield

October 3, 2018

The Artist Creating Urban Farms to Feed Philadelphia

By Karen Chernick

September 20, 2018

Meei Ling Ng in the UBC Garden of Eden. (Photo © Sang Cun)

Zero-Waste Stores Ask Shoppers to Bring Their Own Everything

By Cathy Erway

May 9, 2018

Don’t Call it Food Waste: Entrepreneurs Turn Surplus Food into Gold

By Danielle Beurteaux

April 12, 2018

Daniela Uribe with a mountain of cascara (photo courtesy of Lazy Bear Tea)

ReThink NYC Transforms Five-Star Food Waste into Meals for the Hungry

By Sarah Zorn

February 23, 2018

Chef Winston Cheu (left), owner of BonBites, is a partner in Rethink Food. (Photo © Clay Williams)

Foraging is Alive and Well in Baltimore. Can it Help Fight Hunger Too?

By Jodi Helmer

February 22, 2018

A Gift Economy Could Change the Food System

By Peter Kalmus

January 19, 2018

Miyuki Baker, left, and Nidia Castillo Lopez pack produce from the farmers market into their van. YES! photo by Federica Armstrong.

Our Favorite Food and Farming Books of 2017

By The Civil Eats Editors

December 1, 2017

Should School Cafeterias Be More Like Fast-Casual Restaurants?

By Steve Holt

November 29, 2017

13 Ways to Feed the Planet Amid the Climate Crisis

By Raj Patel

November 24, 2017

These Researchers Dug Through People’s Garbage to Find Out Why We Waste Food

By Rachel Cernansky

November 15, 2017

Anthony Bourdain Wants You to Waste Less Food