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7 eye opening food waste stats…
According to the EPA, just over a quarter of USA’s food — about 33 million tons — gets thrown in the garbage can every year. Food is the 2nd largest part of the total municipal solid waste stream....
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60 Days in, Grant’s not so thin.
“This one doesn’t expire for 3 more days!” It’s been almost two months living off rescued food. Grant has gained 8 pounds or so. Is it the bacon bits? The chocolate? Maybe it’s the 30L of creamy...
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Mainstream News
a face only a mother could love A couple weeks ago Dana Gunders released a food waste report that started a torrent of press.. The report’s shocking statistics led newsrooms to scour for other food...
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What’s Hiding In There?
The Tom Waits song ‘What’s he building in there?’ often comes my mind when we see a compactor. Every major grocery store or box store has one. These cost-saving garbage compressors are attached to the...
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Double Standards
If I saw any of these zucchinis in the store, I probably wouldn’t buy them. One is mis-coloured and bumpy, one is shockingly bulbous, and one is just plain too big (you can’t tell from the photo, but...
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Wholesaling
“Capturing the scale of our dinner” Last week we were filming at a large food wholesaler’s warehouse. I can safely say we’ll never see a larger freezer. It was about 3 times the size of a high school...
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Welcome CBC Fans!
If you’ve just discovered our project because you heard us on CBC radio this morning or saw us on CBC TV, welcome! We’re half way through our personal challenge to live exclusively off rescued food,...
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Food Prices Rise, But We Still Have It Good
Sign up for news on the film release date… [contact-form] Many worry about the fact that food prices are increasing. I remember my Grandad looking through the paper, scanning the full color grocery...
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Grant the Garburator?
Since this project started I’ve gained weight. About 10lbs or so. The weight gain isn’t just from the mass quantities of food we’ve found discarded, it’s also from friends, family and coworkers. Every...
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Taste Test
Sign up for news on the film release date… [contact-form] Its almost been 4 months since we started living off rescued food. Given our full cupboards and fridge, and with only 2 months to go, it’s safe...
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