Composted Manure

One step to curbing climate change this holiday season is to make the most of your food waste, UF/IFAS experts toss in tips on why and how to compost

Lourdes MederosNovember 20th, 2023Food waste is one of the drivers of climate change. People have begun their holiday grocery shopping, and as food enters the picture, why not keep food waste to a minimum. Make this holiday season the start of your composting practices and the gift that keeps on giving. Experts at the University of Florida Institute […]

Durante estas festividades, aproveche al máximo los residuos de alimentos. Los expertos de UF/IFAS ofrecen consejos sobre por qué y cómo hacer compost

Luz BahderNovember 20th, 2023Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS.  Ya empiezan las compras para las festividades y a medida que la comida entra en escena ¿por qué no mantener el desperdicio de alimentos al mínimo? Haga de estas festividades el comienzo de sus prácticas de compostaje. Los […]

The Impact of Food Waste

Randy PennOctober 25th, 2023The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a way of classifying food waste in the United States into three categories: Excessive Expensive Environmentally Harmful Food waste is excessive because nearly 40 percent of all the food produced and consumed is wasted.  This wasted food happens all along the life cycle of our food, and includes agriculture […]