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July 20, 2017 Read More

What do the dates on packaged

What’s The Real Difference Between “Sell

July 10, 2017 Read More

Summer Sippin’: The Only Min

Great news: Colorado’s own Woody Creek Distillers,

June 16, 2017 Read More

3 Food Waste Facts and Fixes

Food waste is a widespread problem throughout the

March 29, 2017 Read More

Food In Transit: Angela’

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Angela Tinker our office volunteer spends a day on

December 19, 2016 Read More

Food In Transit: Kory’s

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I spent the day with We Don’t Waste and it was obvious

December 4, 2016 Read More

Get to Know the WDW Team

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4 hours ago

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." – Coretta Scott King

Thanks MillerCoors for volunteering at our last Mobile Food Market at Focus Points Family Resource Center! Cooking Matters Colorado was there too, rounding out another great market!

Our next Mobile Food Market is Garden Place Academy this coming Tuesday (6/25) at 3:30pm. All are welcome <3 ...

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We Don't Waste

1 day ago

Many thanks to Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC Foundation for supporting We Don't Waste through their grant program. Their program is particularly unique because half of the funding comes through voluntary employee contributions and Sunstate matches those employee contributions, dollar for dollar! It's really heartwarming when employees choose to give back to the communities where they live and work. 💚🧡🙌 ...

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2 days ago

"It turns out that the dates on our food labels do not have much to do with food safety. In many cases, expiration dates do not indicate when the food stops being safe to eat — rather, they tell you when the manufacturer thinks that product will stop looking and tasting its best. Some foods, such as deli meats, unpasteurized milk and cheese, and prepared foods such as potato salad that you do not reheat, probably should be tossed after their use-by dates for safety reasons." ...

This man ate ‘expired’ food for a year. Here’s why expiration dates are practically meaningless.

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"Sell by," "use by," "best by" — Do we really need to throw food away after its sell by date? Expiration dates can be really confusing, and that confusion leads to a lot of food waste.

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