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Reduce Food Waste and Make Potato Peel Chips

When I peel potatoes, I always save the skins. Not only are potato skins delicious, they pack a nutritional punch. Loaded with vitamins B, C, copper, iron, and calcium, the…

Reduce Food Waste By Keeping Produce Fresh

One of the first way to reduce food waste is making sure you’re storing food the right way to reduce it going bad too soon. So here are…

Fredrika Syren
zGreen Mom's Kitchen, Zero Waste, Zero Waste Kitchen
Apr, 25, 2022
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Curbside Composting — The New Way of Garbage

It’s finally happening…San Diego is getting curbside composting and well…not everyone are happy about it. What people don’t think about is that if they want to do something for the planet, composting is huge…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Composting
Sep, 21, 2021
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How To Perform a Trash Audit

One question we are frequently asked is what our first step toward achieving zero waste was. The answer: we did a trash audit. In order to reduce our waste to very little, we had…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Home
Sep, 06, 2021
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Cooking with Leftovers and Food Scraps

Save money and reduce food waste by using every single part of the fruits, veggies, and some of the other foods you buy — including parts normally thrown away! Unfortunately, because we have a tendency…

Fredrika Syren
Recent Articles, Zero Waste, Zero Waste Kitchen
Apr, 19, 2021
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How to Be More Sustainable at Home this Holiday Season

The days are getting shorter, the weather is cooling down (even if you’re living in sunny Los Angeles), and the holiday season is officially right around the corner. While this may be the most wonderful time…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Holiday
Nov, 10, 2020
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Zero Waste Scrap Vegetable Stock and Vegetable Salt

Making your own stock is super easy, and a great way to reduce waste and save some money at the same time. Since I’m vegan, I make vegetable stock, but stock can be made…

Fredrika Syren
Zero Waste, Zero Waste Kitchen
Nov, 04, 2020
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