Vernita Kennen

I will create a cookbook or recipe collection of go-to meals for my household to make meal planning easier.

I will check to see what will be ready to eat in my garden or CSA box this week and plan recipes that use these ingredients.

I will talk to 3 family members or friends about my experience with this challenge, food waste, and what I have learned.

I will explore different meal plan techniques and choose one that works for my household.

I will freeze leftover food items or meals for later. The freezer is my food-waste-reduction friend!

I will resist the suggestion to buy the quantity advertised on sale and only buy what I know I will eat.

Bigger carts make us feel like we need to fill them! Use a hand basket to improve grocery store discipline and prevent over-purchasing.

I will store vegetable scraps or bones in my freezer and use them to make veggie stock or bone broth. I will make 3 batches.

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

I will rescue limp produce like leafy greens or carrots by soaking them in cold water or using them in recipes where appearance doesn't matter.