What a Waste

The Impact and Opportunity of Wasted Food in America

Jonathan Bloom, Author 

Jonathan Bloom is a journalist, consultant and thought leader on the topic of food waste. Jonathan wrote the book American Wasteland and created the web site Wasted Food. He has spoken on food waste from North Carolina to New Zealand and has consulted with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, Harvard Law School, Natural Resources Defense Council and General Mills. Jonathan is an Advisory Board member for Food Tank, ReFED and Imperfect Produce. In 2014, he was an Expert-in-Residence at Bucknell University and reprised that role at Concordia College in 2017. A Boston native, Jonathan now lives Durham, NC, with his wife, two sons and many, many containers for leftovers. 

Co-Sponsors: 

Sustainable Development Program

Office of Sustainability

Lehigh Sustainability Council

Student Auxiliary Services