Bloom authored “American Wasteland” in 2010. The book is about how much food Americans waste, beginning at the farm and ending in their own homes.
He estimates that Americans waste about 50 percent of their food.
The lecture is part of this semester’s Themester: “Eat, Drink, Think.”
Bloom’s work has been published in the Washington Post, the New York Times and Newsweek, according to the Themester’s website.
Bloom also works with the United Nations, the Food and Agricultural Organization and other nonprofits about food waste remediation.
The lecture will discuss topics related to food waste, including how people can stop wasting food and the political ways it can be reduced.
“I think it really helps to eliminate power imbalances in how we produce food and distribute it,” said Sara Minard, graduate student in food studies.
Bloom’s discussion is free and open to the public.
“I think it’s important because so many resources go into producing food that we end up throwing away,” Minard said. “It’s an important thing to be aware of especially because so many in our country are going hungry.”
Alison Graham
