First Post

According to the USDA, over 1/4 of the food produced in and for the United States is wasted every year.  What happens to the uneaten food, the weight of which approaches 100 billion pounds annually?  That’s the question I will address as I travel cross-country from Stanford, CA to Boston, MA.  I will interview city officials and restaurant managers, conduct surveys, and explore a (rather rural) cross-section of the United States.  By the time I get to Boston, I will (hopefully) have gained an understanding into the food waste problem in America.

I'll be traveling with two other Stanford students, Dave Evans and Austin Keeley, who are biking across the country to raise funds and awareness for AIDS in Africa (I'm driving the support van).  They're working with the organization Face Aids, a non-profit started by students. You can check out their blog here.

We're leaving tomorrow from the oval at Stanford. Departure time is set for 9 AM, come see us off!

Part one of the route is Stanford to San Francisco, then across the bay to Vallejo, then to Fairfield. I'm biking with the guys from Stanford to SF while Dave's dad drives. Once I get to SF, the van becomes my responsibility. I can't wait!