When we shop for our food,
WE CAN TAKE POWERFUL CLIMATE ACTIONS AND KEEP PLASTICS OUT OF OUR
WATERWAYS AND WASTE STREAMS.
Attendees will learn from Ambatalia
[https://www.ambatalia.com/] founder, Molly de Vries and volunteers,
the principles of a non-disposable life. These include how to
simplify, organize, and manage the way we shop for food with minimal
plastic; Why it's important to buy organic- non- GMO, how to store it;
and how not to waste it, and how to decide what to compost, recycle,
or send to Waste/ landfill. Molly shows us the positive influence
minimizing food and packaging waste has not only on our personal
health and pocketbooks, but on our soil, waterways, and those who
produce our food and our community who are hungry. By shopping
locally, seasonally and in bulk, we increase food security, support
food justice, and lessen the impact on our oceans and climate change
for a sustainable future
It's estimated that one-third of all the food produced in the world
goes to waste. That’s equal to about 1.3 billion tons of fruits,
vegetables, meat, dairy, seafood, and grains that either never leave
the farm, get lost or spoiled during distribution, or are thrown away
in grocery stores, restaurants, hotels, schools, or our home kitchens.
It could be enough calories to feed every undernourished person on the
planet.
Wasted food isn't just a social or humanitarian concern—it's an
environmental one. When we waste food, we also waste all the packaging
it comes in, the energy and water it takes to grow, harvest,
transport, package it, not to mention how we discard it. Our
disconnection to how our resource recovery system works also
contributes to wasted energy on many levels.
One example: When our food is put in our waste/ landfill bin and
rots, it produces methane—a greenhouse gas even more potent than
carbon dioxide.
Here in Marin County unfortunately 50% of the food waste from our
residents is put into the waste/ landfill bin. By putting our food
scraps into our green bins we are building nutrient rich compost for
our California farmers and keeping methane gas out of our atmosphere
in turn contributing positively to our climate health.
In the US alone, the production of lost or wasted food generates the
equivalent of 37 million cars’ worth of greenhouse gas emissions.
Also 67% of street litter in the Bay Area comes from single-use
disposable food packaging. As consumers, we have the power to buy
healthy food that is package free with simple products that minimize
our contribution to the waste stream.
INDIVIDUALLY WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THESE STATISTICS.
This event is a joint project of Ambatalia
[https://www.ambatalia.com/] and Sustainable Mill Valley
[https://www.sustainablemillvalley.com/]. The event cost of $15 will
be donated to Sustainable Mill Valley, a 501©(3) nonprofit, whose
mission is to Educate, Inspire and Engage with the goal of building a
community that is zero carbon, zero waste, water smart, and
environmentally safe. No one is turned away because of lack of funds.
Please join our community. Carpooling, public transportation, biking
and walking are encouraged.
Photo courtesy of Karen Povone Photography,
[https://www.karenpavonephotography.com] Zero-Waste Grocery Shopping
Article featured in Edible Marin Magazine
[https://ediblemarinandwinecountry.ediblecommunities.com/shop/zero-waste-grocery-shopping]
Follow us on Instagram @nondisposablelife
[https://www.instagram.com/nondisposablelife/]
Ambatalia Web site [https://www.ambatalia.com/]
FAQs
Where does the group meet at10:00 A.M. ?
Please meet us at the good earth class room behind building next to
UPS store.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Feel free to email or call/ text me with any questions.
mollydevries@ambatalia.com
415-259-9582
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