date:May 09, 2017
Freeze-dried food was once the staple of astronauts, but the technology could be the solution to saving billions of dollars worth of wasted Australian produce.
Australians bin about $10 billion worth of food every year and according to Foodwise $2.76 billion of that is fresh produce.
That includes farm 'seconds', which is produce considered too unattractive to be sold in supermarkets and often gets destroyed before it even leaves the farm.
Between 20 to 40 per cent of fruit and vegetables gro