Earthy Kitchen Chats Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

What can we do in our kitchens to reduce the amount of food we waste? In this episode, we share ideas about ways to preserve the food we bring into our kitchens...and save it from the landfill. Do you can, pickle, dehydrate, cure to preserve food? Let us know: Find us on Facebook or Instagram or Email us Your Hosts: Cheryl Leutjen, freelance writer, speaker and author of Love Earth Now, https://cherylleutjen.com/ Christy Bell, founder of Spoil Me Fresh, http://www.spoilmefresh.net/ Earthy Kitchen Chats logo by Chloe Meyer She's #openToWork.  Want more ideas? Check out these resources: Home Canning Guide: Learn to Can Food, Mother Earth News How to Pickle Anything (No Canning Necessary), Eating Well

Americans waste approximately 108 billion pounds of food each year! All that lost food costs us money, time, resources like water and fertilizers to grow the food—plus all the emissions from producing, transporting and landfilling that wasted food. We know how easy it is to forget the bounty in the refrigerator and cabinets…until it's too late. What can we do in our kitchens to reduce the amount of food we waste? In this episode, we share ideas about purchasing, storing, using and remembering to use the food we bring into our kitchens. What ideas do you have for reducing food waste? Let us know: Find us on Facebook or Instagram or Email us Your Hosts: Cheryl Leutjen, freelance writer, speaker and author of Love Earth Now, https://cherylleutjen.com/ Christy Bell, founder of Spoil Me Fresh, http://www.spoilmefresh.net/ Earthy Kitchen Chats logo by Chloe Meyer She's #openToWork.  Want more ideas? Check out these resources: "How We Fight Food Waste in the US" by Feeding America. "10 Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste" at Eating Made Easy. What's a zester? See our Instgram post https://www.epa.gov/recycle/how-create-and-maintain-indoor-worm-composting-binHow to do worm composting Where can I find in-community composting in Los Angeles County? (LA Compost)

Welcome to Episode Zero of EARTHY Kitchen Chats. Real conversations about making Earth-friendlier choices in our favorite place to gather: THE KITCHEN. Do you get tripped up trying to do the Earth-friendly thing in the kitchen? We do, too. Let's chat about ways to make more sustainable and realistic choices without going broke… . . . . . . . or batshit. Grab a cup and pull up a chair. In this inaugural episode, your co-hosts, Cheryl Leutjen and Christy Bell, share a bit about ourselves and also why we started this podcast. What ideas do you have for reducing food waste? Let us know! Find us on Facebook or Instagram or Email us Your Hosts: Cheryl Leutjen, freelance writer, speaker and author of Love Earth Now, https://cherylleutjen.com/ Christy Bell, founder of Spoil Me Fresh, http://www.spoilmefresh.net/ Earthy Kitchen Chats logo by Chloe Meyer She's #openToWork.