{"id":18897,"date":"2015-09-23T16:49:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=18897"},"modified":"2015-09-23T16:49:22","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T20:49:22","slug":"two-ways-brazilians-are-recycling-food-waste-from-rooftop-gardens-to-murals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/two-ways-brazilians-are-recycling-food-waste-from-rooftop-gardens-to-murals\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Ways Brazilians Are Recycling Food Waste: From Rooftop Gardens To Murals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whether you call them \u201cgreen roofs\u201d or \u201cliving roofs\u201d, rooftop gardens are the quickest growing trend in cities around the world. They\u2019ve become an oasis for some and a food source for many in urban areas<\/a>. And now a shopping center in Sao Paulo, Brazil is joining the ranks of gardens revitalizing the local community. The mall\u2019s employees collect nearly 900 pounds of food scraps each day from its in-house restaurants.<\/p>\n

The food mixture is then blended with enzymes to eliminate bacteria and turned into compost. It\u2019s then spread on a variety of vegetable and herb plants. To date, the rooftop garden has yield completely pesticide-free crops of lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, onions and basil. Some of the produce is served in the mall\u2019s restaurants. The remaining food is harvested by employees at no cost to share with their loved ones.<\/p>\n

In effort to continue educating the public about the effects of food waste, the mall hosts classes on how to properly store and cook fresh produce. Check out the video below by NewsBeat Social<\/em> showing you the entire process from food court waste to garden in under one minute. Of course, it\u2019d only be fitting to follow-up this cool news in food waste prevention with another.<\/p>\n