We are all guilty of throwing away food; however, you may not be aware of the national and global extent of this problem. As Megan Bedard, Food Contributor for TakePart, states, “There are 870 million people in the world today who are undernourished, according to the World Food Programme…Globally, we’re wasting four billion tons of food every year. In developed countries, we throw away as much as half of the food we buy.” At Loaves & Fishes, we partner with local grocers and recover food that is unsaleable yet edible; therefore, we reduce food waste and food insecurity in our community at once! For more information about food waste, read Bedard’s “5 Astonishing Facts About the Food We Throw in the Trash.”
