Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, March 18 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. We unravel this complicated story as we follow the paths of wasted produce from farm to landfill to compost. Meet individuals and organizations working hard to stem the flow, both on a large scale and in our homes.
Geertje Grootenhuis coordinates and manages food waste reduction and recovery projects for the San Diego Food System Alliance. She talks with Host Nan Sterman .
Thursday, March 14, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, March 18 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 In America, 40% of all the food produced goes uneaten, including more than 20 billion pounds of fruits and vegetables wasted on farms alone. That number doesn't includes produce thrown away in cafeterias, restaurants, and institutions, nor produce wasted by the biggest source - our own home kitchens. Wasting produce wastes water, wastes fertilizer, wastes money, and on and on. The produce ends up in the landfill where it generates the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change.
From earth-friendly and water-wise gardens to organic foods and habitat restoration, San Diegans demand options that protect our health, feed our communities and protect our natural resources. Hosted byJen is a web producer at KPBS, responsible for program promotion, online membership-related activities, and is the editor of the KPBS community calendar. Jen has worked at KPBS since 2000. She is originally from Las Vegas and attended UNLV.
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