In the United States, 40% of the food grown goes to waste–often thrown out before it reaches the table. This means that every year, American consumers, businesses, and farms spends $218 billion a year growing, processing, transporting, and disposing 52 million tons of food that is never eaten–with an additional 10 million tons of food discarded or left unharvested on farms. Meanwhile, one in seven Americans is food insecure. This makes the issue of food waste in contemporary culture one of the most important points of intersection for social justice, food security, economic stability, environmental stewardship, public policy, and global trade.

In this co-sponsored workshop, participants will examine the issue of food waste and consider how to take action – as they explore and identify ways to have a positive impact in our communities at the intersection of food and health.

This event is open to anyone. The workshop is free – but donations are welcome. Funds donated will be used to support the work being done by The MKE Food School and Make Food Not Waste in the area of community education, resource-sharing, and innovation.