- In the Lehigh Valley, 100,354 tons of wasted food goes to landfills per year.
- In the Lehigh Valley, 50,177 tons of wasted food needs to be diverted from landfills to meet the 50% by 2030 goal.
- We are now spending a much smaller percentage of our income (9.7%) on food than we did in 1929 (23.4%).
- The Lehigh Valley has lost 80% of its farms and 53% of its farmland in the past century.
- Based on the average American diet, the Lehigh Valley is only able to produce food for 24% of its current population.
