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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
Mary Ann Knox's avatar

Mary Ann Knox

Community Team

"I want to notice how much food I waste and take steps to reduce that."

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 96 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    0.5
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved
  • UP TO
    0.3
    pounds
    food waste prevented

Mary Ann's actions

Planning

Sign up for Fridge Check Fridays

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Community

Letter to editor

I wrote a letter to editor of the MN Star Tribune advertising this event. It was published Aug 6.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Planning

Track My Wasted Food

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Participant Feed

  • Mary Ann Knox's avatar
    Mary Ann Knox 8/09/2025 2:26 PM
    I find nothing wasted today!
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    Mary Ann Knox 8/09/2025 11:34 AM
    I'm remodeling my kitchen right now. So have a refrig, but no stove or sink. Challenging! But I am noticing how mostly I eat fresh vegs and saute on stovetop, then add other things. Can't do that now. I'm eating a lot of toast in the living room! I invented toast with hummus and kale, after tiring of peanut butter. Pesto and tomatoes. But, overall, this challenge is really making me think about what I waste and how I will kit out my new kitchen better!
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    • Jenny Kedward's avatar
      Jenny Kedward 8/11/2025 8:58 AM
      That is so hard especially in the harvest season! Maybe a friend or neighbor has an electric skillet you could borrow to saute some veggies.
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    • Vivien Fowler's avatar
      Vivien Fowler 8/09/2025 1:00 PM
      That sounds like quite the adventure -- your toast creations could start a whole new food trend! Glad the challenge is sparking ideas for your new kitchen setup.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Planning
    What did you find you are tossing the most? How can you change your habits to avoid wasting this food?
    Mary Ann Knox's avatar
    Mary Ann Knox 8/09/2025 11:25 AM
    Fruit! I try to buy less and eat it right away -- but sometimes gets away from me. Trying to notice and be better...
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