Robert Egger is the President of L.A. Kitchen, a non-profit culinary arts training school and community center. He is is a speaker and the author of the award winning book, Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient, and Rewarding for All.

Episode 9 Small Changes:

Split meals when you eat out to reduce waste

Try to not binge shop your groceries – shop for that day or the following day and cook

Soak your produce in apple cider vinegar and water to clean it and preserve its shelf life in your home

Shop at your local independent market or bodega – the produce will often be cheaper, of higher quality, and not sprayed with wax.

Look into apps such as Your Local to affect food waste in your community

Practice relentless incrementalism your own personal efforts to reduce food waste

Straight edge shopping! Also, do not grocery shop without a list