After releasing the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for development of the next iteration of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the USDA opened a public comment period to collect feedback, which ended on Feb 10th.
During the heat of summer, blackberries ripen on vines throughout California. While blackberries grow well in many regions of the state, the types that grow in wilderness areas tend to be smaller and contain more seeds than the large, sweet berries grown in gardens and on farms.
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Apricots are delicate stone fruits that begin to appear in markets around May in California. While the season for apricots is relatively quick, many different varieties are grown in the state, which ripen over the course of late Spring through early Summer.
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By most estimates, 30-40% of all food in America is never eaten. Instead, it's wasted somewhere along the way from production to our plates. While waste happens at every step along the way, the most significant amount of food is typically wasted by consumers.
