And in the US, Americans throw out approximately 200 million pounds of turkey after Thanksgiving - quite a bad start to the season. That amounts to £4.8 million in wasted food. In the UK, for example, new research found that at least 50,544 metric tons of food is thrown out at Christmas each year, including 4,800 metric tons of mince pies and 2,000 metric tons of cheese.

Much of the glorious food piled onto tables during the holidays ends up lining the bin rather than your stomach.

You can join us and take action on this issue here. An estimated 1.3 billion metric tons of food is wasted every year globally, while some 821 million people in the world experience hunger. I go stir crazy if I spend too much time inside.Many people are involved in growing, harvesting, processing, transporting, buying, cooking, and eating the world's food - and also wasting it. It's our favorite meat, since it's lean, organic and cheap! Some of my hobbies are: hiking, biking, rock climbing, gardening, playing in the water with my kids, or just swinging in the hammock with a good book. We also eat wild venison which my husband and I hunt ourselves. I'm learning about wild mushrooms first, so if anyone has any tips, let me know. Every summer we have a huge organic garden, apple orchard and raspberry and blueberry patches, along with a woods full of wild foods waiting for me to learn what they are so I can collect them. I usually love recipes that are completely from scratch (I still love them actually) but right now my focus is on having any kind of food ready by mealtime! It's a little crazy here lately. I'm a stay at home mom with 3 adorable children-an 8 year old daredevil son, a 5 1/2 year old princess and a wild little 2 year old girl! I love to cook, and like having my little helpers in the kitchen!

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