Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV
In America, 40% of all the food produced goes uneaten, including more than 20 billion pounds of fruits and vegetables wasted on farms alone. That number doesn't includes produce thrown away in cafeterias, restaurants, and institutions, nor produce wasted by the biggest source - our own home kitchens. Wasting produce wastes water, wastes fertilizer, wastes money, and on and on. The produce ends up in the landfill where it generates the greenhouse gases responsible for climate change. In an era with rampant food insecurity, it is shameful to waste so much. What's the solution?
On this episode, we unravel this complicated story as we follow the paths of wasted produce from farm to landfill to compost. Along the way, we meet individuals and organizations working hard to stem the flow, both on a large scale and in our homes, too.
Featured Organizations:
- San Diego Food Systems Alliance
- Produce Good
- Leucadia Farmers Market
- San Diego Food Bank
- Kitchens for Good
KPBS Presents Season 7 of A GROWING PASSION With 6 Episodes!
Watch On Your Schedule: Episodes of A GROWING PASSION are available to stream with KPBS+, a new free streaming video app designed for ease and enjoyment everywhere you watch including Roku, smart TVs and mobile devices. It’s locally curated for San Diego by the KPBS programming team. With a clean and intuitive design, discovering and enjoying KPBS and PBS content on-demand has never been easier.
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About The Series: From earth-friendly and water-wise gardens to organic foods and habitat restoration, San Diegans demand options that protect our health, feed our communities and protect our natural resources. Hosted by Nan Sterman, A GROWING PASSION explores backyard food production, major horticultural growers, low-water landscapes and sustainable practices around the home and in the garden.
