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We Saw You: Love Food Hate Waste

Project Green Fork’s interactive event focused on reducing food waste.

People helped the environment by attending Love Food Hate Waste, which was held Friday, April 11th, at Memphis Made Brewing Co. at The Ravine.

The event, hosted by Project Green Fork during Food Waste Week, included food trivia, prizes, and two food trucks, Flipside Asia and Good Groceries. Project Green Fork notes on their website that “we waste up to 40 percent of food grown for human consumption. Most of this food ends up in landfills where it gives off methane gas that is driving climate change. Additionally, in Memphis nearly one in five residents is food insecure. We’re throwing away the solution to two problems and creating new ones.”

According to information sent by Project Green Fork program consultant Ali Manning, Love Food Hate Waste is “a free, interactive event designed to engage the community in fun, educational activities focused on reducing food waste. The event will feature three rounds of food waste trivia, a culinary demo using surplus ingredients, and a volunteer recognition.”

By Michael Donahue

Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until early 2017, when he joined Contemporary Media.