June 16, 2016 - Doug LaBar, owner of The Mason Jar, spoke about sustainable food to eighteen club members.  Sustainability looks at how to maintain our lives with a growing population and expanding food needs and how food production impacts the environment and water.  Modern farming has focused on single crops and this doesn't provide soil replenishment that can be accomplished by rotating different crops.  In the US about 40% of food that is produced is thrown out in the garbage.  Some of this is done by grocery stores that are currently required to throw out food past expiration date even if the food is still safe to eat.  He also talked about the difference between natural and organic items and briefly discussed GMO issues.