Waste into Nourishment: This program is fighting hunger with food that maybe didn’t meet some standards

Each year, more than a billion pounds of perfectly good produce in the U.S. goes to waste, left in fields or rejected by retailers simply because it was not pretty enough.

Where The Food Comes From gives us a look at how one grassroots program is helping turn farm waste into crucial nourishment.

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