I used to work in a lot of supermarkets or restaurants. The amount of food that is thrown away every night is appalling. America consumes so many of the world's resources, just to waste it! Seeing the immense inefficiencies we have as a society disturbs my soul. I've slowly been building myself the skills to become self-sustainable but I worry I might run out of time. >__<
RE: Living off the land in times of economic uncertainty – a permaculture role model