"One-third of the food produced worldwide...ends up rotting in fields, the back of people’s fridges, or in the dump."

When it comes to solving the issue of food waste, plenty of buzzy words are thrown around: composting, upcycling, even closed-loop manufacturing. Luckily, HRN has brought on plenty of experts to help break down why we throw out so much food, and solutions to offer our favorite staples a second life.

This week on Time For Lunch, Hannah and Harry are getting down and dirty in the smell, but essential world of composting. We hear from Jayne Merner Senecal of Earthcare Farm who is an expert on turning kitchen scraps into gardening gold.

Based on the Southern concept of one meat and three sides, Meat and Three dishes out a deep dive and three short stories every week. These stories are told by a variety of contributors, and explore the trends, politics, and personal anecdotes surrounding food. 

How food is presented can shape the way we interact with it. Just take a look at your phone, for instance. Today’s world of social media is inundated with pictures of pretty food that make our mouths water. A picture is worth 1000 words, and looking good implies tasting good.

Surplus is usually defined as what’s left over when the demand, or need, of a population has been met. However, in the context of the food system, this definition leaves us with more leftovers than answers.

Host Jenna Liut interviews Turner Wyatt, Co-founder & CEO of the Upcycled Food Association, a nonprofit working to reduce food waste by growing the upcycled food economy.

This week, we’re exploring the creative strides being taken — both on the large-scale and individual-level — to avoid excess waste. Alicia Qian visits a driveway in San Jose, California that has become a hub for stocking up on vegetables and restoring community.

Could a beer save the planet and feed the world? Every year, 1.3 billion tonnes of food produced for human consumption is lost and wasted. A staggering quaintly of food that could easily feed the 840 million people who are hungry.

Whether you’ve been stepping up your home gardening, relying on pantry staples, or ordering in during your quarantine - it’s a good time to consider the amount of food going in and out of our homes. For that reason, this week’s show is all about waste.