Love Letter to Food

Dear food, we love you and we need you...but we need to talk. Alex s Issue Brief: Food Loss and Waste in the US: The Science Behind the Supply Chain - https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/170087 Thanks to the Food Policy Research Center (FPRC) at the University of Minnesota for supporting the issue brief done in conjunction with this video, and to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for supporting FPRC. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Share this video with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) CREDITS ********* MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info This video was produced by Henry Reich, Alex Reich and Elliot Malcolm, with additional writing & production from: Emily Elert, Peter Reich, Ever Salazar and Kate Yoshida Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder and EpidemicSound Thank you to everyone who made this video possible: Destin & Family | Oliver C. | Hannah Hart | Lukas Schmitt | Julia Wilber | Magdalene Ng | Ben Biancini | Richard Woods | Amani | Anders & the Campfire Crew | Pedro s Avocado Ranch | CGP Grey | Cearah Hamilton | Dennis of the Minneapolis Club | Ross and Phyllis Kiinn | Jerome Ruffin | Pauline Johnson | Liz Harper | Brian Apland | Antonio at Smoking Knife Catering | John Baker at the Minneapolis Club | Hasna | George H. | Stormi | Matt Deery | Craig Upright | Matt Gunther | Brian Klancher | Danny Hallowell | Vi Hart | Stephanie Lindlief Haley Anderson | Jimmy Wong | Peace Coffee | Trotter s Cafe | Seward Co-op | Hampden Park Co-op | Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota | Food Policy Research Center at the University of Minnesota | Allison Meyer | Jorge Cham | Dajuan & Melanie Savage | Chef Hakon | Alyssa Lundberg | Scott Pampuch | Charlie Hallowell | Anne Reich | Scott Malcolm & Carol Engel | Jane & Jeff Wilber | Valentine Cadieux | Jon Foley | The Global Landscapes Initiative Team | Dana Gunders | The Reviewers of Alex s Issue Brief | Jonathan Bloom OUR LINKS ************ Youtube | https://youtube.com/MinuteEarth TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minuteearth Twitter | https://twitter.com/MinuteEarth Instagram | https://instagram.com/minute_earth Facebook | https://facebook.com/Minuteearth Website | https://minuteearth.com Apple Podcasts| https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minuteearth/id649211176 REFERENCES ************** Most references can be found here: http://www.foodpolicy.umn.edu/policy-summaries-and-analyses/Food-Loss-and-Waste/ EPRI. 2013. Evaluating Thermoelectric, Agricultural, and Municipal Water Consumption in a National Water Resources Framework. Palo Alto, CA. 3002001154. Food Chain Workers Alliance. June 6, 2012. The Hands That Feed Us: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers Along the Food Chain. Gustavsson, J. et al. 2011. Global Food Losses and Food Waste. FAO. Nickerson, C. et al. December 2011. Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2007, EIB-89. USDA-ERS. Osteen, C. et al. August 2012. Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2012, EIB-98. USDA ERS. Solley, W. B., et al. 1998. Estimated Use of Water in the United States, 1995. USGS Circular 1200, USGS, Denver, CO. USDA-ERS. November 13, 2013. Table 7. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-expenditures.aspx#.U1B0F-ZdXdV USDA-ERS. Food expenditure patterns among selected countries. http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/434516/foodexppatterns.xls