Washington Post - Massachusetts. It has reduced the amount of food that gets tossed in the trash, a new study found. But others are falling short, and that’s a problem for the climate.
NPR - Your favorite candy bars, desserts and dipped fruit could be in danger due to climate change. Why? Chocolate supplies are dwindling. Last year, equatorial countries that account for two-thirds of the global cocoa supply saw record rainfall. The extreme weather patterns caused infections in cocoa trees that rotted the cocoa fruit. This shortfall set the stage for companies like Marquart’s Planet A Foods, whose scientists have been working on a chocolate substitute for the past three years. But, making food that looks like chocolate, feels like chocolate, and tastes like chocolate – but isn’t chocolate – takes time.
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A few states have made real progress on getting food scrap out of the landfill so it can be reused as compost, with things that are still edible feeding community members and animals. RI is still a few years from extenive coverage, but the resources are finally coming together 15 years after we started the conversation.
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