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Reduce Food Waste

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Art by Ally ArmstrongFood is vital to life. It fuels students' endeavors, enhances celebrations and serves as the centerpiece to social gatherings. However, food is a resource that is heinously mishandled, particularly on college campuses.Of all the food produced in the United States, 30 to 40 percent ends up discarded instead of consumed. This means that 22 million pounds of … [Read more...] about Reduce Food Waste

SoCal Fights Food Waste

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Photos by Sherry YangA farmer picks 10 oranges from one of the trees in her orchard. These oranges are the result of five to eighteen months of growth, 138 gallons of water and hours of work. But odds are, 4 of the 10 will soon end up in an American trash can.40 percent of food in the United States is never eaten, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.“That … [Read more...] about SoCal Fights Food Waste

Food Sustainability: A Q&A with Professor Christopher Doran

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Photo by Terra Atwood Sprinkled throughout Professor Christopher Doran’s office is: a statue of Saint Francis of Assisi, a bobblehead Jesus, and a Segway, on which he glides to and from work. A graduate of Pepperdine’s Natural Sciences Division and University of California Berkeley's school of theology, Doran is ambidextrous in his discussions of ecology and theology; … [Read more...] about Food Sustainability: A Q&A with Professor Christopher Doran

Food Recovery Network Club Helps Fight Against Food Waste

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Photo courtesy of Alex Xue Food Recovery Network club reaches out to other clubs and organizations on campus to recover leftover food from events. Members of the club on campus bring food that would have gone to waste to their partner organizations in the West Hollywood and Malibu area. Junior Elise Froebe, vice president of administration and finance, said the food … [Read more...] about Food Recovery Network Club Helps Fight Against Food Waste