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Sustainable Holiday Guide

Nov 17, 2021

From uneaten leftovers to discarded wrapping paper, the holidays come with a lot of waste - from Thanksgiving to New Year's, Americans produce 25 percent more waste! Here’s are 4 areas where we can make simple changes.

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Food Shift Kitchen Guide

Sep 29, 2021

Check out this new, easy to use resource for reducing wasted food in your kitchen!

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Sheet Pan Meal

Sep 29, 2021

Use up the last bits of vegetables rolling around in your produce drawer to make this simple meal or addition.

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Affordable Alternatives

Jul 30, 2021

Food waste reduction tips and affordable alternatives to fresh produce.

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Apr 28, 2021

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Choose Your Own Adventure Bowl

Apr 21, 2021

Re-imagine your leftovers with the "Choose Your Own Adventure Bowl" from Food Shift.

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25 Ways to Reduce Food Waste

Apr 20, 2021

“What’s the best/easiest/most impactful way to start reducing my food waste at home?”

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Eat the Skin!

Apr 05, 2021

We want to honor the full potential in every last bit of mother nature’s bounty—and that includes the skin on produce. Food Shift’s Culinary Director, Chef Jen, recently shared her go-to veggie skin chip recipe!

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6 Hacks to De-Stress Weeknight Meals

Jan 26, 2021

Learn ways to reduce meal-time stress with Chef Alison, our food waste prevention partner and founder of Ends + Stems.

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Batch Roasted Vegetables

Aug 28, 2020

Batch roast wilting vegetables to keep them from the compost and complement many meals.

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Excess Harvest: Simple Plum Jelly and Jam

Jul 06, 2020

Fruit trees heavy with ripening fruit? Preserve the harvest by making simple jams and jellies that can last throughout the year and be shared with friends!

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Leftover Baguette Croutons

Apr 29, 2020

Don't compost that rock hard baguette! Revive it and turn it into tasty croutons.

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Immune Boosting Lemon Ice Cubes

Apr 15, 2020

Do you have too many lemons or some that are almost going bad? Put the whole lemon to good use with this immune boosting and refreshing recipe!

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Send Them Home With Leftovers!

Dec 03, 2019

Hosting a holiday gathering? Here's a green tip: save yogurt tubs, take-out containers, and any other containers you're about to recycle to send guests home with yummy leftovers.

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Save Room for the Leftover Course

Nov 25, 2019

It’s that time of the year again - when we gather around with friends and family to eat about five helpings of a Thanksgiving feast!

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Your Pumpkin's Second Life

Oct 30, 2019

Rather than composting your Halloween pumpkins, consider giving them a second life at your dinner table.

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Preserving Seasonal Fruit Harvest

Aug 06, 2019

With backyard fruit trees, you have to act fast when the fruit comes in - harvest, clean, eat, preserve, or distribute it.

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Grow Your Own

Jun 13, 2019

Salad season is upon us! Growing your own lettuces, arugula, spinach, chard, kale, endive and more can be a fun and gratifying way to reduce your wasted food this summer.

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Pumpkin Planning

Sep 29, 2021

It's just about time for pumpkin everything! Try planning ahead this year to ensure you make the most of your holiday décor.

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Community Kitchen Cooperative

Sep 22, 2021

Ever thought of creating a community kitchen cooperative?

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Strawberry Agua Fresca

Sep 01, 2021

Turn ripe and bruised strawberries into a refreshing agua fresca drink.

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From Fresh to Hearty- Plan Your Week!

Jul 17, 2021

Planning recipes that highlight fresh produce at the beginning of your week and saving your more durable foods for the end of the week will result in less food waste and more money for groceries.

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Food Storage Saves Money

Jul 08, 2021

Did you know we lose $1866/year per household on wasted food? Simple storage changes save you money.

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Community Fridges

Jun 21, 2021

Have you noticed community fridges recently popping up in your neighborhood?

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Eating Root-to-Leaf

May 28, 2021

Why not extend a nose-to-tail ethic to plant-based eating too?

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Bruised Berry Quick Jam

May 21, 2021

Bruised and overripe berries are still delicious - but you have to act fast!

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How to Host a Less Waste BBQ

May 21, 2021

How to host a less-waste BBQ for Memorial Day or any other time this summer!

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Moving Beyond Expiration Dates

May 19, 2021

Strangely enough, expiration dates often have little to do with the freshness or usability of a food product.

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Why Compost?

May 06, 2021

Composting is an accessible and regenerative way to upcycle the inedible scraps in your kitchen, and it benefits the environment in more ways than one.

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Preparing for Mother's Day

Apr 27, 2021

Treat and impress mom this year with this easy and delicious brunch recipe that will use up items you have hanging around in the fridge.

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Snacks You Can Make Ahead

Apr 01, 2021

Chef Alison shares her tips for easy snacks you can make and store ahead of time.

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April Fools!! Recipes That Surprise

Mar 26, 2021

Use it or Lose it! Recipes that surprise and use up commonly wasted ingredients from your fridge or pantry.

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A Miracle in Every Overlooked Grain of Rice

Mar 23, 2021

Food Shift’s Executive Director, Yuka Nagashima, explains her personal connection to curbing food waste as the outcome of an intentional relationship with the food she eats.

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Introducing Thrifty Thursdays with Food Shift!

Mar 03, 2021

StopWaste is thrilled to team up with Food Shift to bring you food waste reduction tips, stories and cooking demonstrations.

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Make It Special: Valentine’s Day At Home

Feb 08, 2021

Just because it’s a celebration, doesn’t mean our sustainability goals have to go off the rails.

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Planning for a Small Thanksgiving

Nov 19, 2020

Wanting to have all the same comforting dishes for Thanksgiving but unsure how to make a turkey for only 4 people? Here are some tips to help enjoy the holiday without creating excess waste.

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Save Unfinished Wine For Cooking

Aug 27, 2020

Did you know that you can freeze your leftover wine to use for cooking or a vinaigrette?

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Makeshift Banana Cream Pie

May 04, 2020

Craving banana cream pie? This simple recipe saved the day and some ingredients from the compost bin!

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Sad Sour Milk to Wacky Waffle Dinner

Apr 29, 2020

Sour or curdled milk doesn't have to be dumped, it is great for baking and can be used in multiple ways.

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Keep Kids Busy with Baking

Mar 15, 2020

Whether it's tubs of old frosting or frozen brown bananas, these baking projects can prove to be great family activities and ways to clear kitchen space for other goods.

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New Year's Fridge Clean-out

Dec 31, 2019

Make 2020 the year you waste less food - while saving money, fighting climate change and eating healthier!

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Reflecting On Food, Family, Community

Dec 19, 2019

Grounding family traditions at one multi-generational Oakland dinner table.

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Make a digital shopping list

Nov 12, 2019

In this digital age, keeping track of a shopping list has never been easier and more efficient!

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Climate Action in the Kitchen

Oct 16, 2019

Did you know that reducing food waste is one of the leading solutions to climate change?

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Five Questions With Two Power Moms

Jul 08, 2019

Xouhoa Bowen and Christina Means — Two Power Moms take the Stop Food Waste Challenge

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Stick With Your Strong Suit

Jul 01, 2019

Sometimes we need to take a step back from the world of choices we’re presented with every day.

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Storing (Some) Food Outside of the Fridge

Jun 13, 2019

Fight the urge! Some food items just taste better and last longer when stored outside of the fridge.

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Kid-Friendly Tips: Cooking for Leftovers

Jun 13, 2019

Leftovers. You either love them or loathe them. For many of us with families to feed, we also have to consider the pickiness and behaviors of our children… and partners.

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