How much food do you waste?

How much food do you waste?

Sep 3, 2017

Did you know?

Canadians waste $31 billion of food every year! And 47% of that food is wasted in the home.

The primary contributor to consumer food waste is high expectations—demand for high-quality, aesthetically-pleasing food is a key factor behind the volume of food waste occurring among consumers.

In North America, more than 30% of fruits and vegetables are rejected by supermarkets because they aren’t attractive enough for consumers.

Source: “$27 BILLION” REVISITED: THE COST OF CANADA’S ANNUAL FOOD WASTE (www.vcm-international.com)

The agricultural carrying capacity of Vancouver Island

The agricultural carrying capacity of Vancouver Island

Jul 5, 2017

Jared Smith wrote a paper about food production on Vancouver Island which highlights the issues of food security on Vancouver Island.  Are we doing enough to feed ourselves on Gabriola?

“Because so few people are directly involved in agriculture, there exists a significant disconnect with consumer knowledge and on the ground agricultural realities.”

 

“Most people are surprised to find that much of our food has travelled significant distances, been out of the ground or off the bush for weeks or months before consumption, and has required from one to twenty calories of fossil fuel energy for the production of one calorie of food.”

You can read Jared Smith’s paper here.