Climate change and high food prices got you down? Turn to your kitchen

The statistics about food waste are genuinely staggering. Here are a few that always stick out to me.

Between 30 to 40 % of food grown in the U.S. goes uneaten, and wasted food makes up nearly 20 % of Lane County’s garbage stream.

• In Oregon, a family of four can save an average of nearly $2,000 annually by eating all the food they buy. 

• In the U.S., one in five people lacks…