Loving Local and Wasting Less in Central New York
By: Jesse Kerns | SU-CSCS Program Coordinator
North Syracuse, NY: In October of 2019, the Syracuse University Center for Sustainable Community Solutions (SU-CSCS), and its local partners, co-hosted a zero-waste and farm-to-table dinner that raised awareness about the issue of wasted food and highlighted strategies that everyone can utilize to waste less food at home. This event was part of the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute’s Community Grant Program. The dinner was attended by more than 100 local residents and featured a five-course meal crafted by Syracuse chefs from gleaned produce provided by five Central New York farms. Through their dishes, the Chefs demonstrated root-to-leaf and nose-to-tail cooking techniques that highlighted how tasty oft-neglected parts of vegetables can be (e.g. kohlrabi leaf dolmas). Beetroot sorbet for dessert, anyone?
See how this collaborative outreach effort came together by watching SU-CSCS’s mini-documentary titled Loving Local, Wasting Less
Afterwards, be sure to share the film with family and friends, and if you are feeling inspired to take action, pledge to reduce wasted food in your home here.