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S2e15: Why Do We Toss 33% Of Food We Produce When People Are Hungry?, Ron Lisnet, Susanne Lee, Peter O'Brien
S2e15: Why Do We Toss 33% Of Food We Produce When People Are Hungry?, Ron Lisnet, Susanne Lee, Peter O'Brien
The Maine Question
Almost a billion people in the world are food insecure, and each year we throw away about one-third of the food we produce. Susanne Lee, executive-in-residence at the Maine Business School, and Peter O’Brien, a senior majoring in economics, examined the issue of food waste and have some possible solutions.
S1e3: Why Is Maine’S Reuse Economy So Vibrant?, Ron Lisnet, Cindy Isenhour
S1e3: Why Is Maine’S Reuse Economy So Vibrant?, Ron Lisnet, Cindy Isenhour
The Maine Question
If you’ve ever bought something at a yard sale or a flea market, if you’ve ever left a piece of furniture or some other item out on the sidewalk for someone else to take and use, you’ve taken part in the reuse economy. And it’s a bigger part of the overall Maine economy than you might imagine. Cindy Isenhour, associate professor of anthropology who also works with the Climate Change Institute and the Senator George J. Mitchell Center, has studied this topic for several years now — why the reuse economy is so robust in Maine and where this trend …