From the New York Times: Americans waste an astounding amount of food — an estimated 27 percent of the food available for consumption, according to a government study — and it happens at the supermarket, in restaurants and cafeterias and in your very own kitchen. It works out to about a pound of food every day for every American. Read the complete article. … [Read more...]

From PBS Video: America Revealed: Food Machine (Aired 4/11/2012, 53:12) In this first episode of America Revealed, host Yul Kwon explores how this machine feeds nearly 300 million Americans every day. He discovers engineering marvels we’ve created by putting nature to work and takes a look at the costs of our insatiable appetite on our health and environment. Watch the … [Read more...]