Lunch & Learn: Reducing Food Waste and Feeding the Community

Join us in our series of free lunchtime talks about social issues and learn about diverse ways to help create a community in which all people are full and valued participants!

When: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM MST
Where: Edmonton Social Planning Council (Suite 206, 10050 – 112 Street, Edmonton, AB T5K 2J1)

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Speakers: Suraya Hudson, Leftovers Foundation
Alexander Wong, Leftovers Foundation

Event Description: In Canada, 58% of food produced is lost each year, about 35.5 million tonnes of food. About 32% of this food waste is avoidable, meaning perfectly good food that could have been eaten was thrown away. In a time of increasing food security, this is a concerning situation. Fortunately, agencies like the Leftovers Foundation are dedicated to rescuing perfectly good food, diverting it from landfills, and putting it to good use resulting in feeding our communities and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For this Lunch & Learn event, we will learn about the Leftovers Foundation’s food rescue efforts and spark conversations about how we can meaningfully address food security both in the short-term and the long-term.