What you'll be doing:
Participant requirements to be completed in this order only:
1. Complete the Participant Consent form (must be at least 18 years of age to participate)
2. Complete the Pre-Survey
2. Read the Food Waste Guide in its entirety
3. Complete 3 "Actions" suggested in the Food Waste Guide over the course of 3 weeks and provide responses (either submitted online through this site, or by taking a picture of hand-written responses and emailing them to [email protected]). Details provided below in 'Food Waste Guide' section.
4. Complete the Post-Survey
1. Complete the Participant Consent form (must be at least 18 years of age to participate)
2. Complete the Pre-Survey
2. Read the Food Waste Guide in its entirety
3. Complete 3 "Actions" suggested in the Food Waste Guide over the course of 3 weeks and provide responses (either submitted online through this site, or by taking a picture of hand-written responses and emailing them to [email protected]). Details provided below in 'Food Waste Guide' section.
4. Complete the Post-Survey
Participant Consent Form
Thank you for participating in this research study! Before you get started, please read and complete the following Participant Consent Form.
Pre-Survey
Click below to complete the online pre-survey - complete this BEFORE reading the contents of the Food Waste Guide.
Food Waste Guide
You will be given a Food Waste Guide, created and designed by the researcher, filled with jaw-dropping facts about food waste and fun, hand-drawn illustrations. Within the pocket-sized guide, the researcher outlines three easy and practical food waste reduction actions that you can try out each week during the three week study period. Space is provided within the book for you to write brief self-reports about your experience trying three different actions. The guide is provided to you for free and it's yours to keep after the study is complete!
- For online responses, please type within the text fields in the Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3 submission pages within the 'For Participants' drop-down menu on this site.
- For responses that are hand-written in the Food Waste Guide, please take a photo of your response and send the picture file via email to [email protected]
Post-Survey
I hope you enjoyed your time with the Food Waste Guide and learned about steps you can take to help reduce food waste to stop the negative social, environmental, and economic impacts of wasting edible food!
Study Completion
Thank you so much for your participation in this research study!
The name of the winner of the $50 gift card will be randomly drawn and announced on March 31, 2017.
The name of the winner of the $50 gift card will be randomly drawn and announced on March 31, 2017.
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