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City of #SpringfieldMO looks into starting new program to reduce #FoodWaste
By Billie Brightman
Published: Aug. 14, 2026 at 6:46 AM EDTSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - "The City of Springfield’s Environmental Services did a study on landfill waste composition and found that 20% of waste being sent to Springfield’s landfill is food waste.
"The city already has #composting programs that have helped divert a lot of that waste and turn it into something that can help the environment.
"To make an even bigger impact, the city is looking at a grant to fund the new #FoodWise Initiative.
"Staff can apply for up to $300,000 from the #WorldWildlifeFund to pay for an educational outreach program to teach people about best #FoodStorage practices, how to prolong food life by #freezing and dehydrating, #MealPlanning, shopping smart, and using all parts of your food.
" 'How can we help people to better meal plan, especially meal planning on a budget,' said Environmental Services Market Development Coordinator Ashley Krug, 'which is something I think we all consider right now a lot with food being as expensive as it is. How can we think about utilizing materials in a new way that really lets us maximize the usage of them and not forget about the spinach that we have sitting in the back of our fridge every single time?'
"Some of it might seem obvious, but there are parts of it that you might not know about that can help you save food.
" 'Innately, we sometimes think like, ‘Oh, yeah, I understand how to handle this,’ Krug said, 'but oftentimes even our refrigerators aren’t actually designed sometimes in ways that are very intuitive for prolonging produce, for example. So when we can have those conversations with people, that kind of turns that lightbulb on.'
"Through education, the city wants to target families with kids under 18 and adults ages 18 to 35 because young people making change now sets everyone up for a stronger future.
" 'This also just enables you to take that into a long-term lifestyle,' said Krug, 'and those are the people who are going to be inheriting our landfill from all of us, right? So I want kids to think about having ways to preserve that landfill lifespan for as long as possible for themselves.'
"But most of the funds would help support food storage kits and workbooks so no one has a reason to say they can’t do it.
"City staff is finalizing the exact amount they will ask for so they can apply for the grant by September 1. They expect to hear back before the end of the year, as #WWF would like programs to start in January 2027."
Source:
https://www.ky3.com/2026/08/14/city-springfield-looks-into-starting-new-program-reduce-food-waste/#SolarPunkSunday #ReduceFoodWaste #Compost #FoodPreservation #ReduceWaste #ZeroWaste
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#AuklandNZ - Free #LoveFood #HateWaste Workshop – #Microgreens and #Sprouts – Devonport
Sunday, 9 August 2026
#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – grow your own micro-greens and sprouts.
Learn how to cultivate these nutritious greens at home, from seed to harvest. Participants will make their own tray of micro-greens to take home so please bring a plastic container and lid such as a shallow take away container.
Micro-greens and sprouts have nutritional value and are also a cost effective green food that you can grow in your home all year round, saving plastic and food waste.
We’ll get hands on and make dips and dressings using the micro-greens and back of the fridge items – showing you how to get creative with reducing food waste.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including #MealPlanning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil, Devonport Library and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
#SolarPunkSunday #Workshops #Aotearoa #NewZealand #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood
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#AuklandNZ - Free #LoveFood #HateWaste Workshop – #Microgreens and #Sprouts – Devonport
Sunday, 9 August 2026
#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – grow your own micro-greens and sprouts.
Learn how to cultivate these nutritious greens at home, from seed to harvest. Participants will make their own tray of micro-greens to take home so please bring a plastic container and lid such as a shallow take away container.
Micro-greens and sprouts have nutritional value and are also a cost effective green food that you can grow in your home all year round, saving plastic and food waste.
We’ll get hands on and make dips and dressings using the micro-greens and back of the fridge items – showing you how to get creative with reducing food waste.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including #MealPlanning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil, Devonport Library and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
#SolarPunkSunday #Workshops #Aotearoa #NewZealand #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood
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#AuklandNZ - Free #LoveFood #HateWaste Workshop – #Microgreens and #Sprouts – Devonport
Sunday, 9 August 2026
#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – grow your own micro-greens and sprouts.
Learn how to cultivate these nutritious greens at home, from seed to harvest. Participants will make their own tray of micro-greens to take home so please bring a plastic container and lid such as a shallow take away container.
Micro-greens and sprouts have nutritional value and are also a cost effective green food that you can grow in your home all year round, saving plastic and food waste.
We’ll get hands on and make dips and dressings using the micro-greens and back of the fridge items – showing you how to get creative with reducing food waste.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including #MealPlanning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil, Devonport Library and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
#SolarPunkSunday #Workshops #Aotearoa #NewZealand #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood
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#AuklandNZ - Free #LoveFood #HateWaste Workshop – #Microgreens and #Sprouts – Devonport
Sunday, 9 August 2026
#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – grow your own micro-greens and sprouts.
Learn how to cultivate these nutritious greens at home, from seed to harvest. Participants will make their own tray of micro-greens to take home so please bring a plastic container and lid such as a shallow take away container.
Micro-greens and sprouts have nutritional value and are also a cost effective green food that you can grow in your home all year round, saving plastic and food waste.
We’ll get hands on and make dips and dressings using the micro-greens and back of the fridge items – showing you how to get creative with reducing food waste.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including #MealPlanning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil, Devonport Library and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
#SolarPunkSunday #Workshops #Aotearoa #NewZealand #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood
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#AuklandNZ - Free #LoveFood #HateWaste Workshop – #Microgreens and #Sprouts – Devonport
Sunday, 9 August 2026
#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – grow your own micro-greens and sprouts.
Learn how to cultivate these nutritious greens at home, from seed to harvest. Participants will make their own tray of micro-greens to take home so please bring a plastic container and lid such as a shallow take away container.
Micro-greens and sprouts have nutritional value and are also a cost effective green food that you can grow in your home all year round, saving plastic and food waste.
We’ll get hands on and make dips and dressings using the micro-greens and back of the fridge items – showing you how to get creative with reducing food waste.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including #MealPlanning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #AucklandCouncil, Devonport Library and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
#SolarPunkSunday #Workshops #Aotearoa #NewZealand #GrowYourOwn #GrowYourOwnFood
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Thursday thoughts: Favorite holiday recipes :: WRAL.com
Do you have a favorite holiday recipe you always make this time of year? Care to share? Here are some links to various holiday recipes for all your ent…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Frenchholidayrecipes #francais #france #French #Frenchholidaydishes #holiday #HolidayDishes #holidaypreparation #holidayrecipes #holidayseason #holidays #mealplanning
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2752203/thursday-thoughts-favorite-holiday-recipes-wral-com/ -
Thursday thoughts: Favorite holiday recipes :: WRAL.com https://www.diningandcooking.com/2752203/thursday-thoughts-favorite-holiday-recipes-wral-com/ #francais #france #French #FrenchHolidayDishes #FrenchHolidayRecipes #holiday #HolidayDishes #HolidayPreparation #HolidayRecipes #HolidaySeason #holidays #MealPlanning
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#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: Peels, Stems and Pulp – #DevonportAuckland
Sunday, 19 July 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland
"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this free Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – peels, pulp and stems.These are parts of fruit and vegetables that are usually thrown away or composted but are often edible. This would suit those who are already on their food waste reduction journey and want to learn more as well as those new to the subject. We’ll get hands on and explore some techniques that can easily be replicated at home.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including meal planning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council, #DevonportLibrary and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
FMI and to register [space is limited]:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-peels-stems-and-pulp-devonport/#SolarPunkSunday #NewZealand #FoodScraps #BuildingCommunity
#MealPlanning #FoodWaste #FoodWasteReduction #ZeroWaste #LibrariesRule! -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: Peels, Stems and Pulp – #DevonportAuckland
Sunday, 19 July 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland
"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this free Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – peels, pulp and stems.These are parts of fruit and vegetables that are usually thrown away or composted but are often edible. This would suit those who are already on their food waste reduction journey and want to learn more as well as those new to the subject. We’ll get hands on and explore some techniques that can easily be replicated at home.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including meal planning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council, #DevonportLibrary and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
FMI and to register [space is limited]:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-peels-stems-and-pulp-devonport/#SolarPunkSunday #NewZealand #FoodScraps #BuildingCommunity
#MealPlanning #FoodWaste #FoodWasteReduction #ZeroWaste #LibrariesRule! -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: Peels, Stems and Pulp – #DevonportAuckland
Sunday, 19 July 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland
"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this free Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – peels, pulp and stems.These are parts of fruit and vegetables that are usually thrown away or composted but are often edible. This would suit those who are already on their food waste reduction journey and want to learn more as well as those new to the subject. We’ll get hands on and explore some techniques that can easily be replicated at home.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including meal planning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council, #DevonportLibrary and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
FMI and to register [space is limited]:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-peels-stems-and-pulp-devonport/#SolarPunkSunday #NewZealand #FoodScraps #BuildingCommunity
#MealPlanning #FoodWaste #FoodWasteReduction #ZeroWaste #LibrariesRule! -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: Peels, Stems and Pulp – #DevonportAuckland
Sunday, 19 July 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland
"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this free Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – peels, pulp and stems.These are parts of fruit and vegetables that are usually thrown away or composted but are often edible. This would suit those who are already on their food waste reduction journey and want to learn more as well as those new to the subject. We’ll get hands on and explore some techniques that can easily be replicated at home.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including meal planning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council, #DevonportLibrary and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
FMI and to register [space is limited]:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-peels-stems-and-pulp-devonport/#SolarPunkSunday #NewZealand #FoodScraps #BuildingCommunity
#MealPlanning #FoodWaste #FoodWasteReduction #ZeroWaste #LibrariesRule! -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - Free #LoveFoodHateWaste Workshop: Peels, Stems and Pulp – #DevonportAuckland
Sunday, 19 July 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pm#DevonportLibrary
2 Victoria Road, Devonport, 0624, Auckland
"Join Sarah Williams at Devonport Library for this free Love Food Hate Waste Workshop – peels, pulp and stems.These are parts of fruit and vegetables that are usually thrown away or composted but are often edible. This would suit those who are already on their food waste reduction journey and want to learn more as well as those new to the subject. We’ll get hands on and explore some techniques that can easily be replicated at home.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid food waste in the kitchen including meal planning and how to store fresh produce to help it last longer.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by Auckland Council, #DevonportLibrary and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
FMI and to register [space is limited]:
https://compostcollective.org.nz/events/free-love-food-hate-waste-workshop-peels-stems-and-pulp-devonport/#SolarPunkSunday #NewZealand #FoodScraps #BuildingCommunity
#MealPlanning #FoodWaste #FoodWasteReduction #ZeroWaste #LibrariesRule! -
#GulfHarborNZ - Love Food Hate Waste Workshop : #Pickling Seasonal Produce – Gulf Harbour
Free
Sunday, 28 June 2026
10:30 am - 12:00 pmGulf Harbour Yacht Club
1299 Laurie Southwick Parade, Gulf Harbour, 0930"Join Sarah Williams at the Gulf Harbour Yacht Club for this Love Food Hate Waste workshop. Pick up clever tips and tricks for making the most of seasonal abundance including an easy citrus cleaning product. You’ll also learn how to pickle your excess vegetables to stock up your fridge with healthy, delicious food you can enjoy all year round.
The workshop will also cover practical advice on how to avoid #FoodWaste in the kitchen including better storage and #MealPlanning.
Bring some small clean jars if you’d like to take home a sample of the citrus cleaner and vegetable pickles.
This Love Food Hate Waste workshop is proudly supported by #Auckland Council, Gulf Harbour Yacht Club and is delivered by #CompostCollective."
#SolarPunkSunday #FoodPreservation #FoodSecurity #ZeroWaste #NewZealand #Aotearoa
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Vegetarian Mediterranean Diet Meal Prep for 1 Week of Meals in 2 Hours
We independently select these products—if…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanVeganDiet #healthyliving #mealplanning #Mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #mediterraneanvegetarianrecipes #power-hour-meal-prep #reciperoundup #updated:2021-06-28 #veganmediterraneandiet #Vegetarian #vegetarianMediterraneanrecipes
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2650203/vegetarian-mediterranean-diet-meal-prep-for-1-week-of-meals-in-2-hours/ -
Recent studies confirm plant-based diets reduce type 2 diabetes risk by 23% and improve blood sugar control. #antioxidants #bloodsugarcontrol #diabetes #diabetesprevention #fiber #healthyeating #lowcarb #mealplanning #Mediterraneandiet #nutrition #plantbaseddiet #vegan
https://ziba.guru/2025/03/plant-based-diets-and-diabetes-new-evidence-and-practical-approaches/
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Fun with Gastric Bypass Life. I had a nice dinner. Chicken curry, a little white rice, and a little sweet potato. Nice. Maybe 5-6 ounces of food in total. No problems. My stomach was happy. No foamies, no discomfort, all was right with the world.
20 minutes later, without warning, I puked up the whole thing.
Sure I lost 220 pounds and I wouldn’t change a thing and it was 100% absolutely worth every side effect I have to deal with, but… the fuck?
So what do I put on the no fly list? The chicken curry and the sweet potatoes were the same color (approximately) so which one caused the problem? I don’t know.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/14/fun-with-gastric-bypass-life/
#chickenCurry #gastricBypass #gastricBypassSideEffects #health #mealPlanning #sweetPotatoes #weightLossSurgery
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In reference to the post from earlier today where I discussed my silly food experiment, I have finished my lunch. I had a little bit of chicken, a protein cookie, a little sugar free chocolate, and a handful of Ritz crackers. No peanuts for me.
Now we wait and see how I feel this afternoon including if my stomach requires me to eat on the drive home, and how I feel when it’s time for dinner, probably around 6:45-7:00pm. Will there be gassy pain in my stomach like there often is when I work in the office and have peanuts with my lunch? Or will I be pain and discomfort (and brutal, violent farts) free (please excuse the TMI, but I included it for the benefit of scientific research, you understand)?
In other health-ish news, I used my CPAP machine again last night. It went well. No issues. More importantly, the SleepWatch app on my Apple Watch tells me that the ratio of restful sleep vs light sleep increased. Yesterday it was 67% restful, which wasn’t bad, I don’t think, but today it was 79% which is pretty wonderful. I like seeing that number in the 70’s, but when it pushes 80 it’s extra special. It had my sleeping heart rate dip at 21% too. Anything above 20% is excellent. Unfortunately, I failed to get six hours of sleep in total (only by a few minutes though) and the older I get the less functional I am when the total is less than six hours. Oh well.
So as far as medical experiments go, we need to see how my stomach feels by the time dinner rolls around, 4-5 hours from now, and how tonight’s sleep goes. There is just so much data to collect. The statistics nerd typing this post is giddy with antici…
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https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/03/and-now-we-wait-and-see/
#apnea #AppleWatch #cpap #CPAPMachine #diet #food #gasPain #gastricBypass #gastricBypassRecovery #gastricBypassSurgery #health #meal #mealPlanning #Sleep #sleepApnea #sleepData #sleepStatistics #SleepWatch #sleepwatchApp #stomachPain #weightLossSurgery
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This is one of those he-had-gastric-bypass-surgery posts. You’ve been warned.
I am doing a small food experiment today. I am hoping I do not get the results that I expect I will get.
I work in the office twice a week. Over the last couple of months I have noticed a trend. When I leave work I am dealing with some major gas pain. I thought it had to do with me having something to eat on the drive home and then being too stuffed for dinner, but the last couple of office days I have cut way down on the food I eat in the afternoon before dinner, and the gas pain has still been a thing.
I had a (very minor) epiphany on Monday. I think I know what’s going on. I bring the same lunch every time I go to the office. One serving of Purdue Chicken Bites (12 little mini chicken nuggets) that I heat up in the microwave, and then one serving (either 2.0 oz or 2.6 oz, depending on the brand) of peanuts. Combined it works out to 22 grams of protein, which is pretty good for that small a meal. Sometimes I’ll have some crackers or some sugar free candy with my lunch as well.
I have Purdue chicken, in various shapes and sizes, all the time. I have the sugar free candy and crackers all the time too. Peanuts though… in the early days of post-surgery solid foods I had peanuts all the time. Over the last year or so I have sort of lost interest in them and have only been eating them with lunch in the office. My question to myself then is this: Why didn’t that set off a red flag sooner?
Are the peanuts causing the afternoon/evening gas issues? It seems likely, doesn’t it? Today’s experiment then is to not have peanuts with lunch and then see what happens. I like peanuts. They are a good source of protein and they are tasty and while it’s true I have grown a little tired of eating them lately, I don’t want to have to stop. If peanuts turn out to be a problem… well that just sucks. I haven’t thought of an alternative yet. I will. Today I’ll just have a small protein bar with lunch to make up the difference, but going forward I’ll find something else.
We’ll see how today’s experiment goes, and then one day next week we’ll do it again and see if we get the same results. Then I’ll decide what to do going forward.
Until then… here’s an airplane for today’s photo a day challenge pic.
https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/07/03/food-experiment/
#365 #365Challenge #diet #foodPlanning #gas #gasPain #gastricBypass #gastricBypassSurgery #health #iphoneography #lunchPlanning #mealPlanning #menu #pain #Peanuts #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photography #weightLossSurgery
