Food and cooking demo goes down a treat

Posted on November 23, 2011 by recycleboy

There might have been a bit of a chill in the air but there were plenty of hot and spicy treats for the large crowds that gathered throughout the day for Lewisham’s first Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) cooking demonstration. On Monday 21st November, celebrated chef Richard Fox spent the day just outside the shopping [...]

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Top 10 tips for cooking and storing food in the home

Posted on November 16, 2011 by recycleboy

So how do you go about cutting down on food waste? Here are some top tips:   1. Make the most of foods approaching use by date: why not cook and freeze for later use? For example, cook those sausages, freeze them and then turn them into a sausage risotto on another day.  2. Remember [...]

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A ‘Cheesy’ Story.

Posted on October 28, 2011 by recycleboy

As families look for ways to save money on their household bills, many of us aren’t aware that food waste not only hits us in the pocket – up to £50 a month – but has a serious impact on the environment too. Think of a pack of cheese. The resources that go into maintaining [...]

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Food on the go Litter

Posted on November 30, 2010 by recycleboy

Nobody likes seeing litter on the streets of Lewisham (or any streets for that matter!), it can be bad for business and tourism, dangerous to children and animals, attracts rodents and encourages further anti-social behaviour. In Lewisham, we have collected 193 tonnes of food on the go related litter, that was not properly disposed of! [...]

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Love Food Hate Waste

Posted on September 10, 2010 by recycleboy

Lewisham Council are putting on some free Love Food Hate Waste workshops … What’s it all about? Love Food Hate Waste is the ‘Waste Not Want Not’ of the modern day, providing handy tips, advice and recipes for leftovers to help everyone waste less food. Why? 8.3 million tonnes of food is thrown away by households in [...]

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