Food Too "Ugly" to Sell Becomes a Feast for 5,000 People | National Geographic

What do you do with 2,000 pounds of produce that s perfectly edible but a little blemished? You could throw it out, contributing to the massive food waste problem, which results in roughly a third of the world s food supply going to waste. Or you could collect it, chop it up, and cook it into a meal for more than 5,000 people. That s what volunteers in Washington, D.C., did as part of the Feeding the 5000 campaign, which has held similar events around the world to draw attention to food waste. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world s premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what s possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta Read more about turning "ugly" vegetables into a feast: http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2016/05/19/how-volunteers-turn-unwanted-produce-into-meals-for-5000-people/ Feeding the 5,000: http://feedbackglobal.org/campaigns/feeding-the-5000/ Read about how "ugly" fruits and vegetables can help solve world hunger: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/03/global-food-waste-statistics/ Eating the Invasive "Frankenfish" to Stop Its Spread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crct1NUmClQ VIDEOGRAPHERS: Jed Winer and Daniel Turner PRODUCER: Jed Winer EDITOR: Nick Lunn Food Too "Ugly" to Sell Becomes a Feast for 5,000 People | National Geographic https://youtu.be/NG8K5ZpkKU8 National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo