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Hello BESTers, This is an excellent article that describes the seemingly paradoxical problems we have in the US of food waste, obesity, and hunger. It outlines a study by the National Institues of Health on food waste at a national level. One startling statistic is the the food we throw away uses 25% percent of the US fresh water. Another surprise they found is that 60% of food waste is generated by the consumer. This means most food waste is a result of an individual's decision to toss something when in many cases it is still perfectly fine to eat. I encourage everyone to pursue this issue further and to rethink what they do with their food waste. Maybe that banana can still be eaten with a few brown spots. Maybe these leftovers would be good for lunch tomorrow. Society can make huge accomplishments through personal behavior changes. Have a great weekend, Ryan http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/07/cheap_food_is_not_cheap_to_pro.html Cheap food is not cheap to produce, and easy to throw away Oreganlive.com Ben Pittman-Polletta July 9, 2010