An extreme amount of work, thought and scrutiny goes into the production of food. Yet nearly half of the U.S. food supply — or 80 billion pounds — is wasted each year. A lot of this waste is the result of Mother Nature and production restrictions placed on growers by grocers, vendors and companies to have the picture-perfect tomato or right-size potato. This combined with consumers who overbuy at the grocery store have created a perfect storm of discarded food. 

Episode Breakdown: 

• Why are these standards of perfection placed on farmers in the first place?
• How are companies and other advocates looking at the whole production process — from farm to table — differently?
• How can perfectly good food be prevented from going to waste?

To learn more about Steve Alameda and Topflavor Farms, visit: http://topflavor.com/. To learn more about Mark Mason and Nature’s Reward, visit: www.naturesreward.com. To learn more about Tim Glenn and Corteva Agriscience’s sustainability efforts, visit: www.corteva.com/sustainability.