ADMINISTRATIVE

GOALS

• Getting started and finding support champions
• Opportunities for Veteran's Affairs kitchens
• Where to get inspiration and continued motivation

Recruiting

RECRUITING

• Presentation to Administration and then to department
• Include all levels of Nutrition Food Service
• Goal is to be informative
• All staff need to be educated on the issue and how the service can help

Monitor and Motivation

TRACKING

• Track everything: trash, dishroom, trayline, expired inventory, excessive production
• EPA Food Waste and Inventory Spreadsheet
• Champions needed to monitor
• Keep staff updated on findings and progress

INVENTORY CONTROL

• Inventory management is essential
• Monitor use by dates and make menu changes
• Computrition forecasting reduces overproduction and leftovers

ADMINISTRATIVE

• Benefits Veterans who are served by meal centers
• Federal Food Donation Act of 2008
• Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act
• EPA PDF - Veteran's Affairs Guide to Staring a Food Donation Program
• Foodtodonate.com

BREAKING DOWN THE LEFTOVERS

ANIMAL FEED

• Leftovers for Livestock: A legal guide
• Ruminant vs. non ruminant restrictions
• Most common destination of food scraps are for swine and poultry
• Is anyone doing this and how can we learn more?

Composting

• Onsite containers - engineering help and prices
• Offsite composting - Mary's story, EMS benefits
• Large scale composting - Barbara's story and pictures
• Start with pre consumer waste - trimmings from fruits and vegetables

DEHYDRATORS

• Fast results, minimal work
• Works overnight and makes a ready to use soil additive
• Expensive
• Installation needs

Getting Started

• Clinical Point- Pinterest boards -
• Savethefood.com - food use guidelines and resources
• Wastedfilm.com - Anthony Bordain
• Iowa State Cooperative Extension
• Inventory your own food waste
• Admin Points

What can I do this weekend?

• Compost container or outdoor pile- non meat food items, cardboard, coffee filters/grounds
• Find recipes for the entire fruit/vegetable
• Plant herbs
• Make a Pinterest board on reducing food waste