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Food waste is a huge problem, and that’s an understatement. According to World Bank estimates, up to one third of the food produced worldwide is thrown away. The proportions get worse in the United States, where Americans throw away almost half of their food. All this is going on while about 49 million Americans, and about 805 million people worldwide are food insecure.

There are a lot of methods to combat food waste. You can show up to the supermarket or farmer’s market with a plan so that you don’t buy too much food and end up throwing it away. You can freeze a lot more food than you might expect. (Did you know you can freeze guacamole, for example?) You can use neat little tricks to help your food last longer in the fridge, like wrapping washed greens in paper towels and separating your onions and potatoes. You can also compost — and we swear it’s neither scary nor difficult. You can also learn to use the whole vegetable.

It’s time to stop throwing away your turnip greens and carrot tops. Hang on to your broccoli stalks and kale stems too. You can use all these pieces to make stock, of course, but you can also sauté them, shave them into salads and even mix them into veggie burgers. From world renowned chefs to home cooks, everyone has been celebrating vegetables recently, no longer relegating them to humble side dishes and instead putting them on center stage. To these chefs and cooks, using the whole vegetable isn’t viewed as an inconvenient responsibility, but an awesome challenge, a way to showcase creativity and a way to honor vegetables.

In her forthcoming book “A Girl And Her Greens: Hearty Meals For The Garden,” which comes out this April, April Bloomfield shows off the beauty of using whole vegetables, with recipe like Roasted Carrots With Carrot-Top Pesto And Burrata and Grilled Whole Tokyo Turnips. Let Bloomfield (author of “A Girl And Her Pig,” and a chef famous for meat-centric restaurants like The Breslin and The Spotted Pig, where the most famous item on the menu is the burger) inspire you to love vegetables — and the whole vegetable at that.

We’ve rounded up 14 recipes that use the whole vegetable to immediately inspire you, and when you’re ready to dig a little deeper, check out Tara Duggan’s “Root-to-Stalk Cooking: The Art of Using the Whole Vegetable.” Once you start using broccoli stalks and carrot tops, you’ll never go back to tossing them in the trash again.

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The majority of writers have written posts on the values, behaviors, characteristics, and attitudes which spell success for an entrepreneurial leader. Here’s my take on what makes a successful leader, and thus, a remarkable entrepreneur:

A successful leader possesses a vision

Always think things through and have an idea where you wish to go and how you wish to get there. Cooperate with other people to make sure your vision is followed through. You can direct the resources and actions toward making the dream a reality.

A successful leader is a good communicator

Articulate a clear vision to other people. Encourage a two-way conversation between non-managers and managers and be available to other people at all times. Strive to be specific and succinct concerning instructions and directions. And above everything, an excellent leader avoids ambiguities and generalizations which may lead to poor performances, conflict, and misunderstanding.

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A successful leader guides and supports employees

Begin by assisting others in clarifying and achieving objectives by identifying and then removing all obstacles. Offer the resources (equipment, information, people, money, and time) needed to complete the task. Do not scold others who make a mistake as they take a calculated risk. Instead, analyze and critique what went right and what went wrong. Then, work with your employee in order to correct the mistake. Determine if another try at a prior goal is needed, and provide encouragement if so. Within the whole process, offer suitable feedback to ensure positive actions and attitudes. Be as a model of positive attitude and utilize approaches others are able to emulate.

A successful leader believes in her/himself

An excellent leader has a solid sense of confidence, built on years of experimenting, learning, and occasionally failing — yet always growing. Be alert to the fact of personal limitations and strengths, and demonstrate these talents and skills without boasting. Leaders assume responsibility for personal errors and faults without concealing them or blaming other people, and understand that if an error occurs, it doesn’t equate inadequacy. The remarkable entrepreneur thinks that she or he has the ability to turn around a negative by re-assessing the variables and additional situations — with input from other people, as needed.

Successful leaders create an atmosphere encouraging others to thrive & grow

Understand that no one individual has all the answers. By appreciating the part that motivational methods may play in improving worker performance, it’s possible to work with other people to improve individual job satisfaction and increase organizational productivity. Here include some tips about how you can develop a motivational environment:

Ask individuals their opinion instead of telling them yours.

As individuals ask for solutions, get them to come up with options or answers instead of telling them the perfect method of resolving a situation. Talk about the merits of their viewpoints and how you can make them successful.

Offer positive feedback as workers express their opinions. Provide suggestions or attempt to solve problems. Reinforcing behavior upon your part is going to encourage more spontaneity, innovation and thinking upon their part.

Ask questions, even as you do not know the answer. Ask workers difficult questions which encourage them to react, plan, and think. Above everything else, encourage workers to challenge themselves.

Encourage workers to take risks. Support them as they do and additionally as the outcome of risk-taking is not positive. Within those instances, assess what went awry and encourage additional, more suitable risks.

A successful leader will manage by strolling around

By getting outside the office and strolling around your department, building, or plant to engage other workers, you gain a chance to see individuals on the line doing day-to-day activities.

A successful leader develops and fosters a learning atmosphere

Know that increased know-how, more job expertise, as well as challenging different mind-sets boosts employee satisfaction, productivity and motivation. Constantly encourage other people to think outside-of-the-box and view problems from alternate point of views.

A successful leader will persevere

Do not deflect from accomplishing objectives just because obstacles are in the way or no solution is easily available. Continue on in your attempt at excellence in spite of criticism and barriers, as well as encourage the same attitude in other people.

A successful leader shares his/her successes

Understand that positive outcomes rarely are the consequence of just one individual’s input or attempts. Self-confident entrepreneurs share the accolades and limelight with other people who contributed to the finalized service or product.

Who doesn’t need life to be made a little bit easier? Below are 25 tips to do precisely that. Readers are invited to post their own life hacks below in comments.

1. Take a photo with your phone of where you park your car at the mall. That way, when you misplace the ticket you can at least show the nice security guard where your car is.

2. Take a cell photo of a list of all the medications used by relatives in your care. It’s handy to have it in case of an emergency or when you take your mother to see a new doctor.

3. To get rid of your turkey neck in photos, photographers recommend that you stick your neck out and tuck your chin down.

4. To make your smile look bigger in photos, squint your eyes just a little.

5. Use nail polish to paint a colored dot on the end of your mom’s keys to help her remember which one unlocks what. Green for front door; red for back door; etc.

6. Use a hanging shoe rack to store cleaning supplies inside the pantry door. It eliminates having to crawl under the sink to find the ones you use most frequently.

7. Can’t hear the alarm clock? Set the alarm on your smartphone and put it in an empty glass near your bed. The sound will be amplified.

8. When a friend borrows a tool or book, snap a photo of them holding it so you’ll remember later where it went.

9. Mark the side of your water bottle by hours so that you can keep track of what you’ve had to drink and will stay hydrated.

10. Take a photo of the inside of your refrigerator to help you remember what you need at the grocery store.

11. Use the clasps of an old skirt hanger to keep your cords from tangling and being tripped over.

12. When you downsize your house, consider buying a well-made foldout cot instead of a pullout sofa.
Your guests will thank you.
13. Use two-sided tape on area rugs to keep them in place.

14. Replace your aging parents’ area rugs with wall-to-wall carpeting to minimize falls.

15. Use cold cucumbers to reduce eye puffiness. Cucumbers contain antioxidants that are thought to reduce irritation, while the cooling effect reduces swelling.

16. Carry a big scarf with you 24/7. It’s as good as a shawl in overly air-conditioned restaurants, movies and airplanes and can double for sun protection at beaches and outdoor cafes.

17. Give charitable donations as gifts. Most charities notify the honoree only that a donation was made in their name from you and leave the amount out. You can appear to be a bigger spender and do some good in the meantime.

18. Have a big event and want to look glamorous? Make an appointment at a department store makeup counter for a makeover with their products. Sure they’ll try to sell you stuff, but buy the least expensive item and tell them you’ll think about the rest.

19. Feet making your shoes a bit odoriferous? Try sticking a dry teabag in each shoe overnight to reduce the smell.

20. Have trust issues with your GPS? Highway sign tip: If the exit sign is on the left of the sign, the exit itself will be on the left. If it’s on the right, the exit will be on the right.

21. In a rental car, look at the little icon for the gas pump. The direction the gas handle is pointing is the side where you put your gas in.

22. Carry a nightlight with you when you stay in hotels. Sleeping in unfamiliar territory and trying to find your way to the bathroom in the dark can be a challenge for anyone.

23. Attach a small vial of hand sanitizer to the outside of your purse and use it liberally when you are out in public places. Escalators, elevator buttons, door handles are all germ territory.

24. Make your own emergency first aid kit by stuffing into an old prescription bottle: two bandages, a tiny sample of antibiotic ointment and — if you are caregiving for a heart patient — some nitroglycerin tablets.

25. A frozen wet sponge in a Ziploc bag makes for a great icepack that won’t leak.

Modular phones are certainly a popular idea right now, even if they’re currently failing to deliver on their promise . But there’s already a suggestion about what could happen to their parts when they’re no longer wanted: they could simply slide together to form a supercomputer.

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