Sourcing beans from Brazil, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic, Harper Macaw has been making bean-to-bar chocolate in Washington, DC since 2015. Named for the
EatOrToss’s Rachael Jackson writes about freezer safety for the Washington Post
Check out my latest in the Washington Post, about the sad day when our freezer stopped freezing and how you can avoid or mitigate your own soggy, defrosted
What can you eat in the forest? I spent a morning learning from experts
On a blue-sky day in September I went to the woods with an open mind and also, erm, an open mouth. My objective was to sample and contemplate the food that
Tips for reducing food waste at your next party. Do it for the tigers!
Hotel buffets and catered events are notorious for wasting food, which got the World Wildlife Fund’s attention because wasted food means wasted crop land.
Seven Ways to Save Endangered Species While You Cook at Home, As Inspired by WWF’s Hotel Toolkit
Less wasted food means less habitat destruction in the name of agriculture. And that’s exactly why a team from the World Wildlife Fund spent months studying
EatOrToss in The Washington Post
Check out this piece, by EatOrToss founder Rachael Jackson, in the Washington Post! Sprouting onions and scarred tomatoes: How to tell whether fading produce
RescueDishDC is on!
If you're in DC, I encourage you to check out RescueDishDC this week! More than a dozen restaurants across the city are featuring creative dishes that
Spent grain should be eaten (not tossed!): Q&A with ReGrained
When Dan Kurzrock and Jordan Schwartz first brewed their own beer back in college, the amount of spent grain “waste” astounded them. The industrious students
EOT founder for NatGeo: Why it’s tragically easy to be blind to food waste
When I'm not contemplating spots on apples or solving the mystery of unidentified floating objects in gin, I'm at my day job at National Geographic. Recently, I
Latkes, quick breakfasts and use-everything fried rice: EatOrToss’s Hungry Harvest adventure
If you live in Washington, D.C., and have looked into reducing food waste in your kitchen, you’ve probably heard of Hungry Harvest. The fresh grocery delivery
Take the virtual RescueDish Walking Tour of DC’s Dupont Circle!
I slowed down posting on EatOrToss in October, but promise it was for a good reason! I stepped out of my kitchen for a bit to help organize a walking tour of
Turning backyard crabapples & foraged fruit into cider: Q&A with ANXO Cidery
Making cider out of everything from backyard crab apples to foraged fruit, ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar crafts some truly local ciders in Washington, DC.
Is it OK to eat? Lessons from more than a year of EatOrToss.com
The kitchen can be filled with horrors. Separated yogurt. Brown guacamole. Carrots coated in…that white stuff. You don’t want to throw them out, you know,
DC Food Recovery Week & #RescueDishDC
DC Food Recovery Week is happening right now! We’re taking a break from our regular EatOrToss programming to urge our readers in Washington, DC to take
