You Gonna' Eat That Food Or What?

We throw away a lot of food every year. Estimates run from 25% to 50% of what we produce. On top of that is the 4% of US oil consumption used to produce that food. That's an unconscionable amount of waste and there are things we can do about it. Composting your food scraps is one, but there are even better places to put what you don't eat, instead of just throwing it out.

This article in Scientific American outlines the full problem and some possible solutions. Maybe mom and dad were right when they told us to finish what was on our plates.