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Welcome to Stop Food Waste Challenge!

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Hennepin County | Ramsey County | Washington County
Stop Food Waste Challenge
August 1 - August 31, 2025
Alex Kim's avatar

Alex Kim

Environmental & Energy Department

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 116 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    hour
    volunteered

Alex's actions

Planning

Make Time for Meal Prep

I will set aside time to prepare meals in advance.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Cooking

Save the Peels

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Shopping

Buy From A Farmers Market

I will purchase produce and meat directly from a local farmers market and make 2 meals.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Community

Volunteer to Rescue Food

I will volunteer 1 hours to support existing community food waste reduction and recovery efforts like gleaning or for a food bank.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Community
    How will you volunteer your time? What was your experience like volunteering and what did you learn?
    Alex Kim's avatar
    Alex Kim 8/18/2025 7:58 AM
    I signed up with Twin Cities Food Justice and completed my first food salvage run on 8/17. I collected 50 pounds of produce and bread from a co-op and brought it to a nearby church where they will use the ingredients to make meals for unhoused people. They also gave away some of the food to locals/community members by staging it on a table outside the church.
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