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Egg Nod

LORI NIKKEL IS THE CEO OF SECOND HARVEST, CANADA’S LARGEST FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION AND A GLOBAL THOUGHT LEADER ON PERISHABLE FOOD REDISTRIBUTION. SHE ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO SHOP THE SALES, THE “JUST PAST PERFECT” FOODS, AND SHARE IDEAS ON REDUCING FOOD WASTE.

Water usage is a key resource in our food supply chain so when food is wasted, so too is the water used in growing the feed for the chicken, cleaning of the chicken house and drinking water for the chickens as they grow and grow our eggs. It takes about 200 litres of water to produce one egg, which is significant but low compared to what it

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