YOUR STORIES – FOOD WASTE STORIES

Heart-shaped potatoes and leggy carrots: wonky food in Tunisia is just food

Story by @greenmuhajirahImage by Erin Chapman | @erins_illustrations Having emigrated to (semi-rural) Tunisia, a country quite different from my home of the Netherlands, it’s interesting to observe not only how people have different culinary traditions, but how locals’ experience of food affects their attitude towards waste. In Tunisia, there are very few convenience foods, noContinue reading “Heart-shaped potatoes and leggy carrots: wonky food in Tunisia is just food”

Food waste in hospitality: ‘The pub taught me that sustainability is joy’

Story by Natalie Pearson | @foodwastestoriesImage by Erin Chapman | @erins_illustrations ‘I’ve always loved nature and I’ve always loved food, but then when you watch something like Planet Earth… I’ve got angry and I’ve mourned about what the world’s doing… and then I’ve come the other side going… you’ve actually got to positively harness that energyContinue reading “Food waste in hospitality: ‘The pub taught me that sustainability is joy’”

How my ADHD affects food waste

Story by Aleta Storch MS, RDN, LMHC, owner of Wise Heart Nutrition | @the_adhd_rdImage by Erin Champan | @erins_illustrations ADHDers often waste a lot of food. We buy food without having a plan for what to do with it. We forget what we have in the fridge. The food we have doesn’t sound good. WeContinue reading “How my ADHD affects food waste”