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Author	Bloom, Jonathan, 1976-
Title	American wasteland : how America throws away nearly half of its food (and what we can do about it) / Jonathan Bloom.
Publication Info.	Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, c2010.

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 3	363.7 B	IN LIBRARY

Edition	1st Da Capo Press ed.
Description	xvi, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note	"Da Capo Lifelong."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Subject	Food supply -- United States.
	Waste (Economics) -- United States.
	Food industry and trade -- Waste disposal -- United States.
	Food industry and trade -- Waste minimization. -- United States.
	Salvage (Waste, etc.) -- United States.
Added Title	How America throws away nearly half of its food (and what we can do about it)
ISBN	9780738213644 (alk. paper)
	0738213640 (alk. paper)

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