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Waste Less Food Resources

"It is estimated that 40% of food in the United States today goes uneaten, which means that Americans are not only generating a significant quantity of food waste each year, but are throwing out the equivalent of $165 billion annually!" - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

Helpful Tips & Tricks


April 20, 2021:  The Washington Post: "How to make your grocery shopping more eco-friendly"


Food Donation :

AmpleHarvest.org Connects Home Gardeners with Local Food Pantries


Social Service Association of Ridgewood & Vicinity


Food Storage:

Interactive Storage Guide from SaveTheFood.com 

Food Storage Guide from MoreMealsLessWaste.com

The Art of Freezing from SaveTheFood.com

Reducing Wasted Food at Home Storage Tips EPA.gov

Food Waste - What You Can Do! NJDEP 

 

Shelf Life Guidance:

Decoding Date Codes from MoreMealsLessWaste.com

Product Shelf Life Guide from MoreMealsLessWaste.com

Estimating How Much Food You Need from savethefood.com

SaveTheFood.com Interactive Dinner Party Calculator

Meal Prep Help from Harvard School of Public Health

SaveTheFood.com Meal Prep Mate


Food Waste Reduction:

FDA Fact Sheet: What You Can Do - Tips to Reduce Food Waste

Focus on Food Waste: How to Reduce food Waste at Home! (NJDEP)

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    Ridgewood, NJ 07450

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