A highly successful French campaign against food waste will soon be hitting markets in several other countries, including the United States. Les Gueules cassées (which translates as “broken faces.” For the English-language campaign, it will be called “Ugly Mugs”) promotes buying ugly – but perfectly edible and just as tasty – food products that probably […]
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A French start-up has created an app to reduce food waste and help consumers find cheap food. OptiMiam (a play on the words optimum and the French word for yum, “miam”) allows consumers to buy food for cheap if the ingredients are close to, but not passed, their expiration date. The app reduces food waste […]
A French agricultural high school has turned its focus to organic farming and agro-ecology in the département of Haute Garonne. Agro-ecology is a concept promoted by the French Ministry of Agriculture that seeks to combine economic, environmental and social performance, reduce the consumption of energy, water, fertilizer, pesticides and veterinary medicine, and to work in […]
What are your thoughts about doggy bagging leftovers at restaurants? The French Ministry of Agriculture set out to find the answer to this question among its citizens as part of its National Pact against Food Waste that was launched in June 2013. The results of a recent poll suggest that there is a real demand […]