Five years ago, Douglas McMaster opened Silo Restaurant, hoping to change the unsustainable practices of modern food systems. His goal was simple, but wildly ambitious: to create an award-winning menu using a zero-waste food system designed from scratch. This is the turbulent, but ultimately triumphant, story of Shiloh's journey. Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/604636/zero-waste-silo/

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