Ashley Gaard

I will reduce food waste and save money by planning a weekly menu of meals and ingredients for my household of 1.

I will only purchase the items on my grocery list and avoid impulse purchases.

I will take a fridge and pantry inventory to stay up to date with what I have at home before I go grocery shopping.

I will track the food that my household of 1 throws out so I can learn what we're wasting and why.

I will sign up for Fridge Check Friday emails, sent by Hennepin County but open to everyone, to prompt me to check my fridge for food that needs to be used up and for hacks on storing food to keep it fresh.

I will intentionally buy ugly produce at the grocery store, farmers market, or sign up for an ugly produce CSA box.

When life gives me lemons (or other citrus peels), I will use the rinds to make a nontoxic cleaner.

I will try a new method of food preservation, such as canning, pickling, drying or making jam. I will try 1 preservation techniques.