Summary: <p>An estimated 312 million pounds of food will be wasted this Thanksgiving. In this week’s episode, host Sarah Backer is joined by ELI Senior Attorney <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eli.org%2Fbios%2Flinda-breggin&data=05%7C01%7Cbacker%40eli.org%7Cbb133254b32b45c9dac808dbeaa7f627%7Cdcfcfda88bd34c93a11f1ea5b3101a13%7C0%7C0%7C638361779412413045%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=l%2BHBz0bjBkO%2FMnkofTogh9NqzRTaJQ9iJQnq6%2B3STsE%3D&reserved=0">Linda Breggin</a> and Research Associate <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiW2Yq-_9WCAxXUF1kFHbJIAHsQFnoECBkQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eli.org%2Fbios%2Feleanor-beckerman&usg=AOvVaw24l8UnV5TYxZO922AESA9u&opi=89978449">Elly Beckerman</a> to discuss the food waste problem and some easy solutions for this holiday season—and throughout the year. Linda is the co-director of ELI’s <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eli.org%2Ffood-waste-initiative&data=05%7C01%7Cbacker%40eli.org%7Cbb133254b32b45c9dac808dbeaa7f627%7Cdcfcfda88bd34c93a11f1ea5b3101a13%7C0%7C0%7C638361779412413045%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PJndMr%2F2w5JMIYyqL%2BVGS%2FudKfNFv%2BeBUEnBEyDt8go%3D&reserved=0">Food Waste Initiative</a> which conducts research and works with stakeholders to prevent food waste, increase surplus food donation, and recycle the remaining food scraps. Elly joins to discuss her personal experiences as a home cook invested in reducing food waste over the holidays. </p><p>Relevant Resources: </p><p><strong>National Museum of the American Indian,</strong> <a href="https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/rethinking-thanksgiving">Rethinking Thanksgiving Celebrations: Native Perspectives on Thanksgiving</a></p><p><strong>Smithsonian Magazine</strong>, <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2022/11/23/thanksgiving-from-an-indigenous-perspective/">Thanksgiving from an Indigenous Perspective</a></p><p><strong>NRDC,</strong> <a href="https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/wasted-2017-executive-summary.pdf">Wasted: How America Is Losing Up to 40 Percent of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill </a></p><p><strong>ReFED,</strong> <a href="https://refed.org/articles/americans-will-waste-nearly-312-million-pounds-of-food-this-thanksgiving/#:~:text=312%20million%20pounds%20of%20food.,pounds%20from%20last%20year%27s%20estimate.">Americans Will Waste Nearly 312 Million Pounds of Food This Thanksgiving</a> </p><p><strong>EPA,</strong> <a href="https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2021-11/from-farm-to-kitchen-the-environmental-impacts-of-u.s.-food-waste_508-tagged.pdf">From Farm to Kitchen: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste </a></p> <strong> <a href="https://www.eli.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=13" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★">★ Support this podcast ★</a> </strong>
