Food Waste & Victory Gardens: End Hunger, Energy(Methane) & Vermicompost(Fertilizer)

in #newslast year

"hunger ended"
https://dinarrecaps.com/our-blog/nesara-now

"Promoted through propaganda posters advocating that civilians “Sow the seeds of victory” by planting their own vegetables, the war garden movement (as it was originally known) was spread by word of mouth through numerous women’s clubs, civic associations and chambers of commerce, which actively encouraged participation in the campaign. Amateur gardeners were provided with instruction pamphlets on how, when and where to sow, and were offered suggestions as to the best crops to plant, along with tips on preventing disease and insect infestations."

"Some of the most popular produce grown included beans, beets, cabbage, carrots, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, peas, tomatoes, turnips, squash and Swiss chard. Through the distribution of several million government-sponsored pamphlets, fledgling farmers were advised to maximize their garden’s productivity by practicing succession planting and were encouraged to record the germination rates of seeds, along with any diseases or insects they may have encountered, in order to minimize waste and improve their garden’s output the following year.

Throughout both world wars, the Victory Garden campaign served as a successful means of boosting morale, expressing patriotism, safeguarding against food shortages on the home front and easing the burden on the commercial farmers working arduously to feed troops and civilians overseas. In 1942, roughly 15 million families planted victory gardens; by 1944, an estimated 20 million victory gardens produced roughly 8 million tons of food—which was the equivalent of more than 40 percent of all the fresh fruits and vegetables consumed in the United States."
https://www.history.com/news/americas-patriotic-victory-gardens

Food Waste Facts from the Food Network show "The Big Waste"

The Big Waste: Why Do We Throw Away So Much Food?

Food waste is the world's dumbest problem

Food waste: How much food do supermarkets throw away? (CBC Marketplace)

"The system, dubbed the Advanced Energy Recovery System (AERS), converts onion waste into electricity. In 2009, the AERS officially opened, making Gills Onions the first food processing facility in the world to produce ultra-clean energy from onion remains. The process extracts juice from onion peels and treats it in a high-rate anaerobic reactor. The result is methane-rich biogas, which can be used like natural gas. The remaining pulp or “cake” is sold as high value cattle feed."
https://gillsonions.com/onion-power-sustainable-affordable-and-zero-waste/

"when food ends up in landfills, it generates methane"
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2022/01/24/food-waste-and-its-links-greenhouse-gases-and-climate-change

"Vermicomposting is a process that relies on earthworms and microorganisms to help stabilize active organic materials and convert them to a valuable soil amendment and source of plant nutrients. Earthworms will consume most organic materials, including food preparation residuals and leftovers, scrap paper, animal manure, agricultural crop residues, organic byproducts from industries, and yard trimmings"

"Vermicompost products have many applications, including home gardening, landscaping, turfgrass, golf courses, viticulture, DOT projects, use in potting soil for the horticultural industry, and in agriculture"
https://composting.ces.ncsu.edu/vermicomposting-2/