EP #21: Let's Eat Ugly Food Together, A Conversation with Ashley Weingart

Every year, more than 1 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States.  In this episode, I speak with Ashley Weingart, the founder of Perfectly Imperfect Produce, a Northeast Ohio company that is rescuing produce from a variety of sources and giving it a second life in the form of home delivery boxes. The company also makes substantial donations to the Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland. Call it what you want...ugly food, surplus or Grade B. It might look a little tired, or rough around the edges, but it is entirely edible.  Order from Perfectly Imperfect Produce and might find yourself with unexpectedly perfect Ohio blueberries, amusing two-legged carrots or a batch of knobby potatoes.  Or you could score the first whole pineapple you've ever cut into. Just like you can't judge a book by its cover or wine by its label (I might debate that point), you shouldn't judge your produce by the skin it's in.