A Little Personality Can Save Food from the Trash By Kacy Kim and Sukki Yoon Every year, billions of pounds of perfectly good ...
These days, supermarkets have a ridiculous aversion to odd-looking fruits and veg, casting aside imperfect produce for ...
put pressure on major companies and local grocers to sell ugly foods; and use leftovers and smart storage methods to preserve food longer. And, of course, eat your ugly fruits and veggies. Read next ...
Traditionally, only the most perfect fruits and vegetables make it onto the shelves of supermarkets and grocery stores, while ugly ones – whether pockmarked, gashed, or squashed – are discarded as ...
The report found that a large portion of this waste is avoidable and occurs during production, often due to farmers ...
In the age of sustainability and environmental consciousness, an exciting movement has emerged companies selling “ugly food.” ...
The researchers suggested that greater awareness among consumers, and a movement towards shopping sustainably, could encourage the sale of more ugly vegetables. Stephen Porter, of the University ...
While ugly produce companies may improve access ... so the majority of Imperfect's fruits and vegetables come from there. It says it tries to source locally when possible, but sourcing ultimately ...