A Tip for Cutting Down on Waste

I'm always looking for new ways to cut down on waste. Today, I was talking with a co-worker over lunch. We were discussing CSA (Community Shared Agriculture) programs and how often the box is just too much for one person to eat in a week. Unfortunately, my husband and I don't share the same eating habits. While he could live on steak, shrimp and ribs, I am mostly vegan (I have to say mostly because I do love cheese and the occasional omelet). Our CSA box comes each Tuesday with several heads of lettuce, cabbage, chard, turnips, radishes, etc. By the end of the week, I'm eating chard three meals a day and frankly it's not delightful. My friend suggested that at the end of the week, I throw EVERYTHING that I wasn't able to eat (veggies) into a pot and make a vegetable broth, then freeze it for future use. Genius! And why didn't I think of that?! Thankfully, with good friends and online resources you don't have to know-it-all. This saves me a few extra bucks on buying the broth and cuts down my waste-guilt tremendously.

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