The food that doesn’t reach the plate
Loop Resource plays a critical role in diverting organic wastes from landfills and provides small farms with alternative feed sources
By Kate Ayers
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Each year, 58 per cent of the food Canadian farmers produce is lost or wasted, equating to 35.5 million metric tonnes (78.3 billion pounds), Second Harvest Food Rescue and Value Chain Management International Inc. (VCMI) say in a 2019 technical report.