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Welcome to Stop Food Waste Challenge 2022!

Watch the short video below to learn the basics.
You'll be an Stop Food Waste Challenge 2022 expert in no time!

Hennepin County
Stop Food Waste Challenge 2022
August 1 - August 31, 2022
Amy Maas's avatar

Amy Maas

Waste Reduction & Recycling and friends

Points Total

  • 35 Today
  • 35 This Week
  • 167 Total

Participant Impact

  • up to
    2.7
    pounds
    food waste prevented
  • up to
    3.7
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Amy's Actions

Cooking

Cook From Root to Leaf

I will try 1 root-to-leaf recipes, which utilize all parts of the vegetable, such as beet greens, carrot tops, and herb stems.

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One-Time Action

Community

Host a Salvage Supperclub

I will host a dinner party made from ingredients that would've otherwise been thrown away and have conversations with my 4 guests around food waste.

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One-Time Action

Cooking

Swap This for That

If I am missing an ingredient for a recipe I will find a substitute I have on hand and use that instead.

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One-Time Action

Planning

Create a Household Cookbook

I will create a cookbook or recipe collection of go-to meals for my household to make meal planning easier.

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One-Time Action

Planning

Track My Wasted Food

I will track the food that my household of 2 throws out so I can learn what we're wasting and why.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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    Amy Maas 8/15/2022 9:39 AM
    Please consider attending a live chef demo tomorrow night, Tuesday 8/16 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Eastside Co-op in northeast Minneapolis. Learn what to do with seasonal fruits and veggies you have in abundance! Follow this link for more information and to register (make sure you go through the process to finalize the "purchase" in your cart).  https://www.eastsidefood.coop/events/2022/8/16/produce-demonstration-with-chef-christopher-loew 
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    Amy Maas 8/15/2022 8:28 AM
    My green beans were getting old so I decided to use some of them as treats for my dog- she helps me use up a lot of scraps and odds and ends. Once you know which human foods are dog-safe, you might find you have a lot of fresh, tasty and low-waste treats on hand to motivate and provide enrichment for your pup! 
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    Amy Maas 8/03/2022 12:02 PM
    Today I converted some old bananas into a frozen snack for later. Slice and make into tiny sandwich bites with your choice of nut butter, freeze on a sheet, transfer to a container and enjoy whenever you need a treat!  These bananas were getting very mushy but it won't matter when they are frozen. Good for people like me who will only make banana bread once a year!  
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    Amy Maas 8/01/2022 12:29 PM
    Went in my fridge today to find that a grapefruit I had bought was half moldy and soft. What a sad way to get started with the challenge! Hope yours is going better :'(  
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