Elaine MendelowPinchuk

Pachamama Alliance Delaware River Valley Community

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Elaine's actions

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

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Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

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Food

Keep Track of Wasted Food

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during the EcoChallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food

Now that you know the difference between use by, sell by, and best by dates, how will you view expiration dates differently?
Elaine MendelowPinchuk 4/23/2018 9:08 PM
I will not be so quick to throw away items that seem perfectly fine but have a best by date on them.

I realize that I have wasted quite a bit of food - more lately because I've become so aware of dates.

I will buy only what I really need so that fewer items will become outdated before I can use them. I learned that you can donate items past the date on the can or item if they have been properly stored and especially if they are not perishable.

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