Comments on: How we throw away tons of food http://www.elrst.com/2008/05/27/how-we-throw-away-tons-of-food/ A selection of the latest headlines and best researches on sustainable development, climate change and the world energy sector. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:46:02 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: The United States is a food wasteland :: Sustainable development and much more http://www.elrst.com/2008/05/27/how-we-throw-away-tons-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-12197 The United States is a food wasteland :: Sustainable development and much more Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=709#comment-12197 [...] is the catchy title of an article GOOD recently published. It is not entirely new to me as I previously wrote about it, but the data provided there undoubtedly has to be shared. Here goes the beginning of  the article [...] [...] is the catchy title of an article GOOD recently published. It is not entirely new to me as I previously wrote about it, but the data provided there undoubtedly has to be shared. Here goes the beginning of  the article [...]

]]> By: bill mac leod http://www.elrst.com/2008/05/27/how-we-throw-away-tons-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-4474 bill mac leod Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:06:53 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=709#comment-4474 God must be disappointed with AMERICANS AND bTITONS AND cANADIABNS FOR WASTING FOOD CONSIDERING ALL THECHILDREN STAVING WORLD WIDE . hE GAVE US A BRAIN why don't we all use itv God must be disappointed with AMERICANS AND bTITONS AND cANADIABNS FOR WASTING FOOD CONSIDERING ALL THECHILDREN STAVING WORLD WIDE . hE GAVE US A BRAIN why don’t we all use itv

]]> By: Edouard http://www.elrst.com/2008/05/27/how-we-throw-away-tons-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-1292 Edouard Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:11:44 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=709#comment-1292 I couldn't agree more. I guess the soaring prices of commodities and food will teach us that once again. On Lima beans : I don't think we have them here... so I won't tell you if I like them or not ^^ Thanks again for your comment, looking forward to reading you again :) I couldn’t agree more.

I guess the soaring prices of commodities and food will teach us that once again.

On Lima beans : I don’t think we have them here… so I won’t tell you if I like them or not ^^

Thanks again for your comment, looking forward to reading you again :)

]]> By: Verda Vivo http://www.elrst.com/2008/05/27/how-we-throw-away-tons-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 Verda Vivo Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:46:36 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=709#comment-1291 It must be the fact that I grew up on a farm and that my mom would always make us eat what was on our plates (well, except for the lima beans - I hated those and spit them out) - I hate to waste food. I buy in small quantities so that I'll be sure to use everything up before it goes bad. Maybe if we stopped thinking that buying large quantities saves us money, we'd end up spending less and wasting less. It must be the fact that I grew up on a farm and that my mom would always make us eat what was on our plates (well, except for the lima beans – I hated those and spit them out) – I hate to waste food. I buy in small quantities so that I’ll be sure to use everything up before it goes bad. Maybe if we stopped thinking that buying large quantities saves us money, we’d end up spending less and wasting less.

]]> By: Edouard http://www.elrst.com/2008/05/27/how-we-throw-away-tons-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-1260 Edouard Tue, 27 May 2008 21:40:37 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=709#comment-1260 I totally agree with you Meryn... It is not because one is " rich " that he/she could waste. We are playing a dangerous game : we produce more and more and this have effects on the quality of our soils and environments. If people threw away less, we could produce less and thus respect more Nature. It might be a problem for farmers also. (less money as they produce less, but since prices are going up, that might counter balance that... ) Anyway, time will tell how we will solve that issue, but I believe that the rise of food prices will decrease this phenomenom. I totally agree with you Meryn…

It is not because one is ” rich ” that he/she could waste. We are playing a dangerous game : we produce more and more and this have effects on the quality of our soils and environments.

If people threw away less, we could produce less and thus respect more Nature. It might be a problem for farmers also. (less money as they produce less, but since prices are going up, that might counter balance that… )

Anyway, time will tell how we will solve that issue, but I believe that the rise of food prices will decrease this phenomenom.

]]> By: Meryn Stol http://www.elrst.com/2008/05/27/how-we-throw-away-tons-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-1258 Meryn Stol Tue, 27 May 2008 19:09:26 +0000 http://www.elrst.com/?p=709#comment-1258 I said this earlier on La Marguerite: My family does not throw food away. It's a norm. Throwing food away is disrespectful to the people who've worked hard to get it on your plate. When you waste food, you're wasting their time. You paid for it, sure, but I don't think there are a lot of people who want to be paid for something that isn't used. Imagine that you were a tomato plucker, and while you were working, would realize that every one in four tomatoes you're plucking with your very hands would be thrown away. Not very motivating, is it? Lessons like this could and should be taught on schools. To put it in more general terms: Being rich does not entitle you to waste. I said this earlier on La Marguerite: My family does not throw food away. It’s a norm.

Throwing food away is disrespectful to the people who’ve worked hard to get it on your plate. When you waste food, you’re wasting their time. You paid for it, sure, but I don’t think there are a lot of people who want to be paid for something that isn’t used.

Imagine that you were a tomato plucker, and while you were working, would realize that every one in four tomatoes you’re plucking with your very hands would be thrown away. Not very motivating, is it?

Lessons like this could and should be taught on schools.

To put it in more general terms: Being rich does not entitle you to waste.

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