Lee, Blackmer and Fernandez discuss food waste on 海角社区 Calling

Food wasteOf the food produced in the United State, 40 percent is wasted. Not only could this wasted food help feed those who need it, food waste also contributes to climate change. To mark Earth Day, presented a 海角社区 Calling show, 鈥.鈥 The show focused on what 海角社区 people and organizations are doing to end food waste through community action and innovative solutions.

Representing the University of 海角社区鈥檚 food waste solutions team on the show were Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow at the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, Travis Blackmer, lecturer and undergraduate coordinator with the School of Economics, and Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished 海角社区 Professor at the Climate Change Institute and School of Forest Resources. .