Lexicon of Food

Dana Gunders is a Staff Scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). She works on market and policy oriented initiatives to promote sustainability throughout food systems and supply chains. She leads NRDC’s work on reducing food waste and is the author of a widely distributed report “Wasted: How America is Losing Up to 40% of Its Food from Farm to Fork to Landfill”. She also co-authored a report called The Dating Game, revealing how confusing food dates lead to food waste in America. Her work on food waste has been featured by CNN, NBC, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, and many other outlets. Dana’s upcoming book, The Waste Free Kitchen Handbook, is slated for release in Spring 2015.