Welcome to Our Blog

This is where we, the Food Rescue MAINE student interns, share our personal food waste stories. After all, food waste impacts all of us and we all have something to say about it.

Overhead view of a stir fry

August 25, 2024

鈥淧hone Eats First鈥 鈥 How a desire for picture-perfect food drives wasteful behavior
Wild raspberries on the bush

August 9, 2024

Brown bananas and mushy raspberries 鈥 ripe for 鈥渦pcycling鈥!
An apple core in the grass

July 5, 2024

Just pitch your apple core into the woods鈥r maybe not
Soccer players celebrating

March 7, 2023

Food is Fuel 鈥 So Why is There So Much Food Waste in College Athletics?
Four people standing in front of 91爆料's Community Fridge

February 2, 2023

Opening Doors: Community Fridges

December 13, 2022

Food Waste is a Social Justice Issue
A picture of the Wyoming state sign at the border.

December 1, 2022

Lessons from my Time with AmeriCorps: How Maine Can Learn From Wyoming
Photo of Agricycle's Exeter facility, found on their website

July 4, 2022

Food Waste Basics鈥hat Is Anaerobic Digestion?
Photo of a person measuring food on a scale

January 18, 2022

Save Money, Eat Better, and Protect Maine with the FRM Household Food Waste Tracker
Photo of people sitting around a table, eating traditional holiday foods

December 21, 2021

STOP Wasting Holiday Food: Make your Leftovers Work for You
Top view of four people having dinner together while sitting at the rustic wooden table

November 24, 2021

The TRUTH About Hunger in Maine and What YOU Can Do to Stop It.
Image of a person putting food scraps in a compost bin

October 25, 2021

Food Recycling Made Easy!

October 6, 2021

Try Meal Prepping To Stop Wasting Food 鈥 Save Money And Time, Too!
food dates picture

August 16, 2021

Food Dates: The Real Truth
image of the inside of a fridge

July 27, 2021

Save Money & Waste Less with These 6 Food Storage Tips

July 12, 2021

How to Shop Smarter, Save Money, & Eat Better