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DTSTART:20121106T180500Z
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LOCATION:4274 Chamberlin (refreshments will be served)
SUMMARY:Food waste\, hunger and the environment: the solution is a pil
 e of garbage\, Chaos & Complex Systems Seminar\, Jed Colquhoun\, UW De
 partment of Horticulture
DESCRIPTION:Agricultural production and processing represent diverse\,
  independently managed and complex systems overlaid with equally if no
 t more complex biological and climactic variables.  As such\, waste ha
 ppens\, but not necessarily where one might expect.  According to Jona
 than Bloom in American Wasteland\, per capita food waste has increased
  by 50% since 1974\, with the majority of this waste in the trash bin 
 at home.  Food currently accounts for 19% of landfill waste.  Addition
 ally\, food production represents almost one fifth of total U.S. energ
 y use and the vast majority of consumptive water use.  Meanwhile\, ove
 r 20% of children are in food insecure households aEuro" meaning that 
 they are unsure of where their next meal will come from.  Hunger in th
 e U.S. is at the highest level since recording of such data began and 
 continues to rise.  In this seminar\, we will discuss the complexities
  of the food system that lead to waste and potential solutions that ad
 dress hunger while protecting the environment.
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=2829
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