This week’s roundup has a tips on preserving food (including using etheylene absorbers to prolong the shelf life of produce) and reducing waste (including an article on reducing Thanksgiving waste – timely, if you happen to be Canadian), as well as a couple of articles about the issue of food waste.
Tips for preserving food and reducing waste
How to Absorb Ethylene Gas | eHow.com
Budget Tip: How To Vacuum Seal Food Without a Vacuum Sealing Machine | The Kitchn
Save Your Food: Canning and Freezing 101 – Earth911.com
Cooked Apple Recipes Great for Fall, Baked Apples, Apple Crisp and More – AARP
7 ways to reduce household food waste – News – MSN CA
Tips from the pros on cutting Thanksgiving waste – The Globe and Mail
More on food waste
UN Says Europe Wastes 50% Of Fruit And Vegetables — And America Isn’t Much Better – Forbes
222 million tons 