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Want not – Healthy Food for All hosts recovery dinners to fight food waste scourge
“Packed restaurants. A bustling food cart scene. Farmers’ markets flourishing across the city. The food economy is fostering entrepreneurship and adding cultural cachet to Madison. But there’s a dirty secret to this abundance of fresh food: A lot of it ends up in the trash. In Dane County alone, 50 million
Watching Madison’s waste line: Keeping food from the landfill, one leek at a time
Processing 67,000 pounds of unwanted soup, salad, burritos and cookies in 2016 has given Chris Brockel a generous perspective on when something he plans to eat has gone “bad.” “If I open it and it doesn’t bite me, then I’m eating it,” Brockel said. In late 2014, Brockel co-founded the
Healthy Food for All looks to food waste to fight hunger issues
By Chris Brockel Healthy Food for All Do you see yourself in any of these scenarios? You peruse the farmers market at the height of harvest season and it all looks so good that you buy too much and some of it goes to waste. You have a party at
County, Epic expand healthy food effort
A year after Epic Systems and Madison nonprofit Healthy Food for All began working together to divert leftover food from landfills into area food pantries, Dane County announced it would Source: County, Epic expand healthy food effort | News | unifiednewsgroup.com
Local culinary business distributes unwanted items to struggling Dane County families
Healthy Food for All partners with Epic Systems to fill the shelves of pantries Source: Local culinary business distributes unwanted items to struggling Dane County families · The Badger Herald
Dane County effort to stem food waste gains steam with help from Epic Systems
“A couple of years ago, Chris Brockel and others came up with a plan to connect folks without enough food with those who had too much. The idea was to find farms and cafeterias where food was being wasted and reclaim it for area food pantries. Last year, the Healthy
Dane County Company Donates Unused Food To Local Pantries
“Dane County has donated a van from its fleet to help one of the county’s largest employers reduce food waste and transport it to people in need. The grassroots group Healthy Food for All is using the donated vehicle to help stock food pantries and community centers around Dane County.
Healthy Food for All: community effort feeds low-income families
Tony Castaneda and producer Chris Lay talk with Chris Brockel, Executive Director of Healthy Food for All. This local program collects food that would go unused from cafeterias, grocery stores and gardens and distributes it to local families who need nutritious food. The Epic Cafeteria alone donates a ton of
Bright Ideas 2016: Chris Brockel
We asked motivated Madisonians: What’s your bright idea for 2016? Chris Brockel is executive director at Healthy Food for All. Source: Bright Ideas 2016: Chris Brockel | Local News | host.madison.com