My parents have an apple tree in their garden in the countryside, and this year is has produced SO MANY APPLES. We don’t know what to do with all of them! Whenever I visited they sent me home with bags of them, and I wanted to make sure I would use them all. I madeContinue reading “Easiest vegan apple crumble”
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Food waste as art
How can presenting mouldy food as art help us face our waste?
Breaking the mould
Am I unique in enjoying watching food go mouldy?
Close the loop with chicken poop
For me, food waste is about carbon. Our chickens and compost close the carbon-intensive loop
Crafty croutons
Bread gone stale? Not to worry! Save the leftover slices and follow this 10 minute trick to turn them into crunchy croutons. Step 1 Preheat oven to 180 degrees (gas 4) and cut your bread into cubes, or as close to cubes as the slices permit. It really doesn’t matter what shape they are, asContinue reading “Crafty croutons”
Food waste wonders at the V&A
Between May and October last year (2019) the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (V&A) held an exhibition called FOOD: Bigger than the Plate. As well as featuring sections around farming, trading and eating, the exhibition magically included the most interesting food waste showcase I’ve ever seen. I went to the exhibit with a myContinue reading “Food waste wonders at the V&A”
My experience with a Bokashi bin
A Bokashi bin has made caring about food waste easier. Here’s how it works
Freedom to ex-plore
How my food waste habits changed after my divorce
Sharing your story
Thank you for sharing your story! Here are a few guidelines and prompts to get your started. Email foodwastestories@gmail.com with ‘Sharing a story’ in the subject line. Stick to a short story Try and keep your email to less than 400 words. You might have lots to share, which is great! But it will beContinue reading “Sharing your story”
What is food waste?
What counts as food waste? This question is a lot more difficult to answer than you might think.
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