Food Waste Reduction Series
This program is in development and will be piloted in 5th-Grade classrooms by Winter 2026
In partnership with Leah's Pantry, this six-week series explores how our everyday food choices impact the environment, highlighting food waste reduction as an primary solution to current environmental challenges. Lessons explore the links between food production and environmental stewardship and unpack how food waste drives resource depletion, environmental degradation, and climate change.
See our Curriculum Overview for details on lesson objectives.
Lesson 1: Food Flow From Farm to Fork
Lesson 2: Planting Plant Parts
Lesson 3: Food Saving Salsa
Lesson 4: Leftover Makeover
Lesson 5: Do I Throw It Out?
Lesson 6: Food Waste Reduction Jeopardy!
30-40% of the United States food supply is wasted.
“To address food waste in households and the food service and retail industries, education initiatives, awareness campaigns, and skill-building remain the primary solutions.”- The EAT-Lancet Commission
Learn more about the environmental impacts of our food system
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