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I'm holding a dataset (not from the US), let's go over it. Numbers are in %weight from initial produce. Loss is an actual final loss - products left in fields.
by avip 7y ago
I'm holding a dataset (not from the US), let's go over it. Numbers are in %weight from initial produce. Loss is an actual final loss - products left in fields.
Cucumber: 30%
tomato, strawberry, peppers: 10%
Eggplant: 20%
Kolorabbi: 25%
- iamnothere 7y agoGleaning needs to make a comeback, perhaps? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleaning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleaning Edit: Not trying to be flippant, I really think people should promote this. If some produce gets regularly left behind, let people come in to pick it up and either use or distribute it.
- avip 7y agoGleaning was great when we had villages with small fields interleaved. It's impractical and irrelevant the way modern industrial agriculture is structured.
- roywiggins 7y agoGleaning is still a thing. http://endhunger.org/gleaning-network/ http://endhunger.org/gleaning-network/ https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda_gleaning_toolkit.pdf https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda_glea...