The popularity of composting is growing in Buncombe County, and government-sponsored food-scrap collection programs are helping some residents divert food waste from landfills.
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Letter: Better solutions needed for living with bears
“Instead of decreasing the population of bears by killing them, why don’t we try limiting our production of food waste?”
Green in brief: MountainTrue seeks ban on single-use plastics
A study conducted by MountainTrue found an average of 19 microplastic particles — pieces smaller than 5 millimeters, formed by the breakdown of larger plastics — per liter of water in local river systems. Exposure to microplastics has been tied to allergic reactions and other health impacts in humans, as well as negative effects on fish.
Jane Anderson: Growth and resilience flavored Asheville’s restaurant industry in 2019
The executive director of Asheville Independent Restaurants looks back at a year of success and change for Western North Carolina’s food scene.
Small bites: Cooking with Food Waste
In her upcoming class Meredith Leigh teaches ways to eliminate food waste. Also: Blue Cheese Festival launches; Ciao Asheville hosts pasta making class; Thanksgiving pre-orders arrive; and plenty more in this week’s Small Bites.
Transylvania County symposium explores creative solutions for food waste
Moving to Conservers is partnering with local farms, breweries and organizations to connect food waste producers with businesses and individuals who can put scraps to good use.
Food fight: Where WNC schools stand in the battle against food waste
Statistics show that American schools throw away more than $1 billion worth of food every year. Asheville-area schools and organizations are taking some steps toward alleviating the problem.
(Satire) Asheville’s sharing economy reaches new heights
Sharing is caring, as the old saying goes. But it is also proving to be a nifty way for start-up businesses to get a piece of Asheville’s economic pie — not to mention a source of consternation for city officials struggling to regulate the growing industry. In the wake of last October’s controversy over the […]
Asheville chefs and home cooks brainstorm strategies for curbing holiday food waste
Creativity in the kitchen can keep turkey and all the trimmings from ending up in the trash.
Kids Issue 2018: Food waste
“Eat it up or when you’re through, compost it or give it to someone new!”
No sense in wasting
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Road to recovery: WNC addresses food waste with a regional summit
The recent Regional Food Waste Summit at Warren Wilson College provided a forum for Western North Carolina nonprofits, businesses, educational institutions and individuals to hash out the realities of the local food waste conundrum.
Waste not
Backyard gardeners have been doing it for decades: composting eggshells, apple peels and other food wastes, reducing their solid waste stream in the process. But what about large-scale local food services?