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American wasteland : how America throws away nearly half of its food (and what we can do about it) / Jonathan Bloom.

Lippincott Library HD9005 .B654 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bloom, Jonathan, 1976-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Food supply--United States.
Food supply.
Salvage (Waste, etc.).
Food industry and trade--Waste disposal.
Food industry and trade.
Waste (Economics).
United States.
Waste (Economics)--United States.
Food industry and trade--Waste disposal--United States.
Salvage (Waste, etc.)--United States.
Physical Description:
xvi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
First Da Capo Press edition.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2010.
Contents:
Waste from farm to fork
Does food waste really matter? Why you should care
The disgrace of plenty : the coexistence of hunger and food waste
A culture of waste : our fall from thrift and our imminent return
American farms : growing waste, selling perfection
Waste on the menu
A cold case of waste
Home is where the waste is
The obstacles and art of food recovery
From traylessness to demand tracking : ideas and innovations to reduce food waste
Great, Britain! A kingdom united in hating waste
If I were the king of the forest : big changes.
Notes:
"Da Capo Lifelong."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0738213640
9780738213644
OCLC:
548569632
Publisher Number:
99946104401

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