We are honored to announce that FEF teamed up with the South Beach Wine & Food Festival this year to divert 1605.5 pounds of pre-consumer food scraps and 276 pounds of used grease oil from the landfill!
The food scraps were used at the Roots in the City garden to build the soil for a future food forest (an organic, edible fruit tree forest and vegetable garden in a vacant lot in Overtown, one of the most economically depressed neighborhoods in Miami). The used grease oil will be filtered and used for biofuel to power the Community FoodWorks pickup truck that supports our waste diversion efforts and other sustainable initiatives.
We had a great time, ate some great food, inspired some great people, got great feedback and best of all, we made a difference. Big thanks to the folks at the Sobe Wine & Food Festival and our wonderful FEF volunteers! And also to Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain for tattooing my arm. We’re looking forward to your sustainable farming lecture at the next Sobe Fest, Mr. Bourdain....
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