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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‘Celebrity’ European Week of Waste Reduction

Posted on November 14, 2011 by recycleboy

Whilst it might not be the most glamorous and exciting name for a week that aims to raise awareness about waste, this year we are at least bringing some celebrity to Lewisham High Street. On the 21st November, Richard Fox, TV chef and beer expert will be giving a demonstration of his cooking skills and [...]

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Sainsbury’s reveals we are what we waste

Posted on November 9, 2011 by recycleboy

The average Brit could save more than double the amount they think they can The average household could save £50 a month by avoiding food waste 46% admit that they don’t know the correct ways to store food Sainsbury’s reveals a set of waste ‘typologies’ to help people identify the ways they waste food According [...]

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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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“Leftovers” ft. Lewisham

Posted on September 6, 2011 by recycleboy

Students at Goldsmiths College, New Cross produced this excellent video as part of their final year Media and Communications project. It discusses the fact that in the UK we throw away 8.3 million tonnes of food waste every year and highlights the issues associated with this in terms of the huge waste of resources. The [...]

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Love Christmas – Hate Waste

Posted on December 22, 2010 by recycleboy

As Christmas is fast approaching I thought it might be pertinent to do a Christmas related waste post… Without wanting to sound like a scrooge, Christmas is a time of both excessive consumption and waste. Whilst I’m not saying that you shouldn’t have a couple of extra mince pies or give your loved ones presents, [...]

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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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Love Food Hate Waste

Posted on January 8, 2010 by recycleboy

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce food waste. The campaign shows that by doing some easy practical everyday things in the home we can all waste less food, which will ultimately benefit our purses and the environment too. But is wasting food really that important? …. [...]

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