Cities throughout California are gearing up to meet goals for reducing organic waste, and especially edible waste. The goals were set for the coming years by a 2016 state law. The state aims to reduce organic waste in landfills by 75 percent by 2025, and save food from going to the landfill—a 20 percent reduction of edible waste. The idea is to recover that wasted food for food-insecure Californians, approximately one in eight adults and one in five children in the state. Bracken’s Kitchen in Garden Grove, Orange County, is a non-profit helping the city work toward these goals locally. The 2016 law, Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383), requires all jurisdictions to establish food recovery programs and partner with organizations such as Bracken’s. Founded in 2013 by Bill Bracken, a nationally recognized gourmet chef with ties to Orange County, the formation of Bracken’s Kitchen was a direct result of Bracken’s volunteer work with the Orange County Rescue Mission, where …