Think about it before you throw it away. Hungry people everywhere will thank you.
Did you know that 1/3 of all the food globally is wasted? Yes, it is! 1.3 billion tons gets lost or wasted or not consumed. And only a small percentage of that waste can be diverted for composting. Compost will help lessen these waste but did you know that there is a better way to save food? Read on to learn how to grow food from scraps!
Save food and money by planting food scraps. Yes, there are foods that can be regrown from scraps – without starting from seeds. Take a look at what you are throwing away. You’ll be surprised what you can grow. We love teaching our kids about recycled and reducing waste.
First things first. Aside from the common soil where plants grow, there are plants that grow in water and also dozens of windowsill plants from that can be from from vegetable leftovers. Ever grow a potato…
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I recently started doing this after hearing my husband complaining about then cost of fresh produce. I have green onions, leeks, sweet potato and Chinese cabbage (not sure how that will turn out) so far.
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Very cool!
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Thanks for the tips!
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I cannot take credit for these. I am only the messenger. But they are definitely great ideas.
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They really are good tips… something you don’t really think about. We go to a Vietnamese place once in a while and my wife did save some basil left over and she grew that.
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Very cool. I love it.
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I’ve thought about this a lot. How many years do we run to Home Depot or Lowe’s or somewhere and buy our garden plants when we have seeds in what we eat now?
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I know. A simple answer right in front of us all the time. 🙂
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Welcome a jeanne
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Thank you.
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Just like kimchi
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Last year I regrew celery and green onions. I never thought it would work but it did! Wonderful post!
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Thank you.
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