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This is a collaborative website where anyone can come to teach and learn about how to utilize food scraps in fun and unique ways. We welcome you to use our online submission form to share your favorite food scrap projects and recipes. Come build a community of sustainably-minded folks and help redefine the role of food waste in our everyday lives by reimagining a second life for it.

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Dec 14, 20201 min read

A Good Bar

Nuts, trail mix, dried fruit, it’s all just sitting in the pantry waiting to be snacked on. Why not take all these ingredients and...

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Easy Steps to Manage Food Waste

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STICK TO YOUR LIST

PROPER FOOD STORAGE

MEAL PREP

GET CREATIVE

Make a list of exactly what you need from the grocery store and stick to it. This will help you save time, money, and keep you from buying too much food that might go to waste.

Many types of food can be safely stored to preserve their freshness well past their use by date! Your freezer is your new best friend.

Meal prepping will help you use all of your groceries for the week and visualize any excess you need to store. Added bonus: cutting down on single use plastics from take out and saving a ton of cooking time!

Get ready to reimagine all the possibilities of cooking, prepping, and eating your food. So many food scraps we toss out are perfectly edible and super delicious.

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Check out some inspiration when you don't know what to do with the food waste leftover in your kitchen!

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