{"id":22602,"date":"2021-04-05T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=22602"},"modified":"2021-04-05T08:00:08","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T15:00:08","slug":"reducing-food-waste-through-recovery-and-upcycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog-test.cdfa.ca.gov\/index.php\/2021\/04\/05\/reducing-food-waste-through-recovery-and-upcycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing food waste through recovery and upcycling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FkMAw7gR0L6s&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7Cd1437d6ce0c44d84997d08d8f5ee7edd%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C637529751968678270%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=CQFAE%2Bu84WuGv%2BKkaqtovFiXgjaxRzb0JIE7S2xzqZ8%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><\/a>Did you know that \u201cfood recovery\u201d means preventing waste by recovering as much wholesome food as possible for people in need?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that \u201cfood upcycling\u201d is the re-use of food or food byproducts to create new ways of feeding people and animals while minimizing food waste?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both of these concepts are presented in this video on the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdfa.ca.gov%2Fis%2Ffoodrecovery%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csteve.lyle%40cdfa.ca.gov%7Cd1437d6ce0c44d84997d08d8f5ee7edd%7Cafdfd251a22248978cbaae68cabfffbc%7C0%7C0%7C637529751968688233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=PqEF9s72FF33IuY6%2F4oD%2FBrFS1xLuHCKreQMyAX%2FR44%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Food Recovery website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kMAw7gR0L6s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that \u201cfood recovery\u201d means preventing waste by recovering as much wholesome food as possible for people in need? 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