Betsy Allis

Sierra Zero Waste

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
101 Total

Participant Impact

up to

0.5

pounds

food waste prevented
up to

1.2

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Betsy's Actions

Storage

Waste prevention

Prevent waste by checking each bag of greens, veggies in fridge each day--kale, mixed greens, herbs, etc. and then eating up or freezing items that are beginning to wane.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Storage

Rotate My Foods

When I restock my fridge or pantry, I will put new items in the back and bring older items to the front to be used first.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Storage

Properly Store Veggie Snacks

I will put carrots and celery in jars filled with water to keep them fresh, crisp, and easy to grab for up to a week. I will properly store 5 veggie snacks.

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Reflection Question
Storage Rotate My Foods

How has rotating your foods changed your awareness of what you have on hand? Have you changed any of your shopping habits because of this practice?

Betsy Allis 8/08/2022 9:22 PM

enormously helpful. Surfaced foods to eat up and motivated me to use up food from our pantry, like dry beans.

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Betsy Allis 8/03/2022 5:49 PM

Today I did an inventory of my fridge, tossing out mostly small amounts of moldy tomato sauce, cheese (kept the good parts), unknown liquids, and a 1/8 cup of home-made cough syrup. I also made stir fry using up leftovers---kale, bok choi, onions, parsley, carrots, black beans, and chick peas. I placed extra carrots in a glass of water.

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Betsy Allis 8/01/2022 11:37 AM

I've done 3-4 Food Waste challenges through Hennepin County so I have lots of current FW practices. Will probably address clutter accumulation in this challenge.

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