How many times have you been told to eat your veggies? Run out of fingers and toes? Even if you have to feed them to Fido under the table, it’s better than throwing them straight into the garbage - which is what the average American household does with 25 percent of the produce it buys. The damage? Around $500 per year. Certainly not a drop in the bucket with the price of produce on the rise. According to a University of Arizona report, one of the major reason Americans throw so much of their fruits and veggies away is that they’re not sure how long they can safely keep food around:
Knowing how to pick and store your produce can help extend shelf life so it doesn’t get to the point where you have to throw it out. The best methods vary depending on the fruit or vegetable, but a few rules of thumb generally apply across the board.
The first step to refraining from using your fridge as a composter is to throw away any bad apples before they spoil the bunch. Yes, the old saying is true. Also, storing fruits and vegetables in optimal conditions can extend their shelf life at home. This generally involves keeping them in the same state you found them in at store. Bananas don’t go in the fridge, but watermelon does. Got it? Last but not least, wash fruits and veggies right before you’re about to eat or cook them, and not hours or days before.
For more, check out the full article on CNN. You can also takepart and look out for our Global Food Crises updates here on the blog.
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New Gadget saves energy & produce
Are you aware that it is estimated that 18.7% of the Worlds energy is used by refrigeration.
In today’s world we take for granted the refrigerator cooling our groceries 24/7 and when we turn off the lights in our homes and businesses, and lock the door for the evening, one of the things which will continue to use power around the clock is our refrigerators and freezers.
New energy saving technologies, are being launched every day, but who can afford some of these technologies which we are being offered, or how difficult are they to install. And how long will it take for me to get my money back in energy savings, big questions.
Refrigeratorsaver is the simplest, most effective, and inexpensive energy saving device for refrigeration.
Invented in the UK by two highly recognized Harry Banham & Guy Lamstaes, who have both recent been listed in the Guardian Observer in the top (50) people who could save the planet,
The Refrigeratorsaver is a silicone gel based thermometer that reads the exact product temperature rather than the air temperature, most refrigerators cool produce colder than needed, and on many home refrigerators we cannot see what the produce temperature, only the reading only the air temperature reading.
This technology which won a millennium award, has no installation, you simply place the Refrigeratorsaver on the shelf, leave for (1) hour, and then you can make slight adjustments on the dial thermostat dial, or digital display in line with the product temperature.
For every one degree you are able to adjust your home or business thermostat is the equivalent to 8% in energy savings, and we have averaged 20 to 24% on most home refrigerators.
We have also found that by cooling produce at the right temperature, produce life extends by 2 to 3 days and with gas prices rising, many businesses are feeling the pinch with fuel charges being added to deliveries, this simple device makes huge saving on any businesses bottom line.
The Refrigeratorsaver is a must for all restaurants, bars, cafes, hotels, hospitals, schools, colleges, universities, and especially homes,