Solutions Week: Reducing The Food Waste Problem

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🗓️ 13 September 2024

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We close out Climate Solutions Week with a look at the final step in the food system: waste. Roughly 30-40% of all food produced globally gets thrown out — a huge problem when it comes to climate change. Shuggie's Trash Pie and Natural Wine has answers for what to do with all that waste – be it bruised fruit and wilted greens salad or meatballs made out of beef hearts. The San Francisco restaurant describes itself as a "climate-solutions restaurant" — and they're hoping you find these dishes appealing. Or at least, that you're willing to give them a try. Shuggie's is one of a growing number of eateries trying to address this problem.

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0:00.0	On this week's episode of Wild Card, musician Casey Musgraves explains how she's tried to slow down time.
0:06.5	I'm kind of drinking each day, each moment in, and I'm trying to not like wish myself to the next whatever is on the horizon. I'm Rachel Martin.
0:15.7	Join us for NPR's Wild Card Podcast, the show where cards control the conversation.
0:24.0	You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.
0:29.0	Hey Shortwaavers, Emily Kwong here.
0:32.0	It is Climate Solutions Week here at
0:34.3	NPR and reporters around the country are bringing you stories on this year's
0:37.9	theme, Food. I'm here with NPR Culture Correspondic Chloe
0:42.2	Veltman. Hey Chloe. Hey there Emily. I'm excited to. here with NPR Culture Correspondic Chloe
0:42.5	Veltman. Hey Chloe.
0:43.5	Hey there, Emily.
0:44.5	I'm excited to talk about this climate solution with you because it begins in a
0:47.6	pizzeria in San Francisco.
0:49.5	That's right, Shuggies Trash Pie.
0:51.8	I love the name of this restaurant. Yeah and Emily this pizzeria is not your typical neighborhood pizza joint.
0:59.1	For one thing the pizza crust is made from what's left over after factories produce oatmeal.
1:05.1	Co owner and chef David Murphy explains.
1:08.0	It's a spent oat flour from the oat milk making process.
1:10.8	So companies like Oatley and minor figures and all these they have this
1:14.9	pulp that's left over at the end of their process. It gets dehydrated, roasted,
1:19.6	and then that gets milled down into a flower for us.
1:23.0	Wow.
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