Consumer-Level Sustainability

I'm super excited to get this blog going!  The purpose of this site is to increase overall awareness of what's going on within the United States and abroad, in terms of food sustainability, health and well-being, activism, community, etc.  This site also serves as an inspiration for you to follow your dreams and aspire to do what you love, despite all of the pressure and expectations that society has placed on your achievements.  I hope you enjoy!  

I'd first like to post this really awesome article that just hit the news about a grocery store that is set to open in the Boston-area.  It is unlike any other in that it focuses on reducing food waste by selling products that have passed their "best-by" date.  Countless supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, and even families dispose of food that has so-called "expired" but is still edible.  Each year, 40% of the food that is produced within the United States is WASTED.  And yet, we still continue to produce an excess of food, which has led this statistic to remain the same for the past few years.  Recently, the ever-inspiring Doug Rauch, the former president of the Trader Joe's supermarket chain, got to thinking that we should really do something to change this.  And we can't wait around forever, so he's made his move and has been very proactive.

Here is the article if you would like to give it a look.  You'll be impressed.  Just imagine how much waste we could save by having these types of grocery stores all over the country.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/09/23/expired-food-store-set-to-open-next-year/

Also, the following article is great, too, for some more information on food waste in America.  Check it out below.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/09/23/expired-food-store-set-to-open-next-year/

Thanks so much!
MacKenzie