St. Louis Park Residents

I am not doing perfectly at all but I am learning and changing.

I have started taking the time to research and store foods for longer life.

I have always used sight and smell as indicators.

I add more to garbage disposal. I freeze more fruit for smoothies. I do more stir fry with veges.

I've been able to eat food without throwing it away. One time I had very old pasta that somehow got missed, so I gave it away to someone for an art project.

It's definitely less messy and I appreciate that it means less waste is going to the landfill.

I didn't know to refridgerate avocados once they were ripe. That's helpful.

For my household, the hardest part is managing a six-adult home with everyone doing their own autonomous thing. I can't force others to adopt my values and choices in not wasting food and other items.

Join the City of St. Louis Park's team for the Stop Food Waste Challenge. All residents of the city are invited to participate. The challenge runs from Friday, August 01 to Sunday, August 31 and is a chance to reduce your food waste in ways that fit best in your lifestyle and are most impactful to reducing your footprint.