How the City of Oceanside is Using an Innovative Kitchen in the Fight Against Food Waste

San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour · Nov 27, 2019 · 46m

Today is our special Thanksgiving episode, and joining us in the studio is Colleen Foster, Environmental Officer for the City of Oceanside, to talk about the new Green Oceanside Kitchen and its mission to end food waste and serve the community. Green Oceanside is a commercial kitchen and storage facility that is part of the city's new food rescue program, where they teamed up with local nonprofit O'Side Kitchen Collaborative to collect unwanted food from farmers, backyards and restaurants, and make meals to feed those in need. Colleen says that 40 percent of the food grown in the U.S. is…