I spent the summer learning how to preserve all of the bounty from my garden. Doing this opened up the flood gates. I began thinking about food differently. Everyone is trying to find ways to spend less and conserve more. One great way is with food. Also, I am reading a novel called The Guernesy Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. The story takes place on and island in the English Channel during World War II. People living on this island had an extremely scarce food supply and practically no meat due to the German occupation. So, this added to my consciousness of wasting less food. The more I researched, I was surprised to discover how wasteful I have been with food. I never thought about keeping the end pieces of the vegetables and onions. It never occurred to me to buy chicken on the bone and to use the bones for a different dish. I never saved the celery leaves. But, now I am beginning to wonder if I am not throwing out perfectly good food. I discovered a great website with useful tips on how to get the most out of our food and to waste very little, if anything at all. Here it is: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/ways-avoid-waste-food.html