Food Waste
Ways to reduce
buying less perishable foods at one time
sharing food/meals with others
composting
properly store food
cook with all parts of the produce (stalks, peelings etc)
buy "less than perfect" produce
potential partners
Schools
Grocery Stores
Restaurants
Fundy Solid Waste Commission
Early Childcare Centre
Things affected by reducing food waste
climate change
food literacy
the environment (packaging)
Level of impact
individual level
food industry level
PH Staff
rationale for priority
Supporting evidence for priority
Goals
Broadening Our Focus Report (relates to food insecurity priority)
food security
Conference Board of Canada Article: "Atlantic Provinces Are at the Back of the Class on Food Performance"
Canada's Dietary Guidelines for Health Professionals and Policy Makers
Create or support initiatives that can have an impact on decreasing household food waste (see ways to reduce)
increase knowledge of food skills in youth and adults
New Brunswick has one of the highest levels of household food waste among the provinces. Over 40 per cent of households in New Brunswick throw out the equivalent of one or more grocery bags of food each week
The annual value of lost and wasted food in Canada is roughly $31 billion. Almost half of all food waste takes place at the household level.
Hampton High School composting station
Observations from SJ PH Windshield Survey