I was probably not the only Voxer to hear (and be horrified) by an NPR story this morning reporting that the average American family throws away over $600 of food a year.
The interview with anthropologist Timothy Jones, is available by podcast and gives advice on how to avoid doing this - like shopping on Thursdays instead of Sundays (since we are more likely to eat fruits & vegetables during the weekend), and freezing food (it lasts much longer than you think).
Not a long story (four minutes) and worth a listen.
Cool. Thanks for posting this.
Posted by: Xantus | 11/27/2006 at 01:20 PM
i'm listening now, this is interesting.
Posted by: Omy | 11/27/2006 at 03:36 PM
[this is good] Normally, I would have loved this. But, having just been on a 'depression era' bender w/ the G'ma's... I kind of feel like throwing caution to the wind and NOT reusing the papertowl. ; ) (Seriously though, thanks for posting this, Karen).
Posted by: It's Come To This... | 11/27/2006 at 03:38 PM
I would have thought it to be higher or even $600 per person. It is truly amazing how much Americans take for granted, but what is encouraging is how many more Americans are not taking things for granted. We can also look on the bright side and notice here in California just how many hybrids and Electric Vehicles there are on the roads and just how cool it is to be an owner/driver of them. Things are getting better in some areas too! So smile :-).-Scotty
Posted by: saabnet | 11/27/2006 at 05:05 PM
[this is good] Thanks so much for sharing this. What an interesting area of research for an anthropologist. :)
Posted by: artgeek | 11/29/2006 at 06:56 AM