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Introducing Farm-Level Loss Into the Food Waste Discussion

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Apr 20, 2022

Four Helpful Tips to Reduce Food Waste

Up to 40% of the food grown, prepared or sold in the United States is wasted. 
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Nov 10, 2020

Waste Solutions: Vermicomposting

When it comes to waste management, NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences helps deliver solutions. Learn how Rhonda Sherman helps others use worms to create valuable soil amendments from agricultural wastes. 
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Aug 29, 2019

Coming Up: Healthier Foods, With Less Food Loss

A partnership rich with Wolfpack DNA leads to a winning new food for health-conscious consumers. And more products are on their way, made largely from leftovers from farms and food processors. 
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Mar 11, 2019

Alums Build on NC State Research to Create Food from Farm Leftovers

NC State alumni Laura Hearn and Will Kornegay started their award-winning company, Glean, with one product: a sweet potato flour. Now, thanks in part to university research, they have several food products for sale in 1,200 retail stores across the Southeast. 
Lisa Johnson

Jan 31, 2017

Student Spotlight: Johnson Studies Farm-Level Food Loss

A graduate student in horticultural science is helping fill in the blanks on the topic of farm-level food losses and taking the first steps toward reducing them. 
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Jan 11, 2017

Introducing Farm-Level Loss Into the Food Waste Discussion

In a recent Huffington Post article, CALS' Dr. Nancy Creamer and Ph.D. student Lisa K. Johnson introduce farm-level loss into the food waste discussion.