We will be in London this week in the form of a FILM, screening at the hideously exciting Experimental Food Society Spectacular! For those of you in London, pop down and have a gander….
The film was made by the wonderful Matt Barton
TiR are calling for your Food Issue Films to show as part of This is Rubbish’s Forum and Feast on November 5th at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT).
This is Rubbish are looking for suggestions of short films / animations that explore food waste issues such as:
Here’s a disturbing statistic: UK households waste a third of all the food they buy. Or how about this: every year we produce 5.3 million tonnes of avoidable food waste.
This picture – in which we waste £12 billion each year – is a particularly concerning one in the current age of austerity and deepening environmental concern.
Thankfully, there’s inspiring work being done by the like of Fare Share, FoodCycle, and Food Not Bombs. These three groups share a common ethos: that food headed toward landfill can be put to good use, feeding those in need, providing opportunities for volunteer cooks to build skills, and to engender community spirit.
Yet, while it’s heartening to think that we’re combating the issue of food waste by redistributing what’s left unwanted, it’s worth considering that what can be found out the back of a supermarket isn’t representative of the large-scale losses the workings of the food industry cause. More
Love Food Hate Wate
UK households throw away an estimated third of all the food they buy. Love Food Hate Waste helps individuals make changes to reduce the amount of wasted food – there’s tips for rescuing wilting produce, recipes for leftovers, and information on getting portion sizes spot on
FoodCycle
Tackling wasted food and food poverty while encouraging volunteering, FoodCycle supports communities to collect surplus food and cook meals which are served to those in need.
WRAP
The Waste and Resources Action Programme assists different groups – from local authorities to the retail supply chain – in working toward a world without waste. More
Digest information by day in the food waste forum, and dine in style by evening at This is Rubbish’s “Feast” finale.
Forum and Feast is the grand finale of This is Rubbish’s successful Wales wide tour of food waste feasts this summer, and will be aimed at environment and food waste interested individuals and groups. Working in collaboration with The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), it will take place at CAT’s innovative and beautiful low carbon WISE building, the Welsh Institute for sustainable education.
The event promises an in depth look at the causes and solutions of food waste with a range of experts including Dr Andy Rees; Head of Waste Strategy, Welsh Assembly Government, Dr Adrian Morley; Research Associate at Business Relationship, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS), Emma Marsh; Head of WRAP’s Love Food Hate Waste campaign, and Professor Martin Caraher, Reader in food and health policy at the dept of Health Management and Food Policy at City University. The forum, an engaging program of panel discussions, workshops, complimentary lunch, film screenings and exhibition (9.30am – 6.30pm), will be followed by an exceptional evening Feast; a three course sumptuous supper made form food that otherwise would’ve been wasted, served at a candle lit table, accompanied live music and original entertainment from troubadour folk band Bard (7.00 – 10pm). Full program details here. More
In collaboration with Pontoi Arts, and the Open Arts Festival, TiR and Bycicology took to the streets handing out rejected apples. Each apple invited the unsuspecting crowd to the visiting Luminarium, for a day of activities and games with apples of all shapes, sizes and creed.
As part of ‘Eating Green’ TiR salvaged unsold and unwanted fruits from a Cardiff wholesaler and took them to Chapter Arts Centre where they ran food sculpture workshops and gave out smoothies made from the bike powered TiR skip.
The delectable This is Rubbish embark on their Fifth “Feast” tour date, bringing delicious leftovers, food waste and related food sustainability issues to Llanidloes Carnival, a community event that has been celebrating the people of Llanidloes for over 70 years.
Feasting at Llanidloes carnival, This is Rubbish will participate in the carnival procession handing out delicious fruit that otherwise would’ve been wasted. Intent on celebrating the more diverse ranges of wonky fruit and vegetables, the This is Rubbish family will be dressing up as a mobile fruit bowl of wonky carrots, multi headed apples and bumpy tomatoes. During the procession fruit will flow from the wonkily wonderful fruit bowl and in the afternoon This is Rubbish will host a mighty fruit waste salad toss at the carnival football field site. Delicious treats will be collectively mixed by member of the public in a tarpaulin, allowing large volumes of free fruit salad to be served to all who wish to taste the delights of edible excess.
Come along to Llanidloes carnival on the 9th of July to join our rubbish fruit bowl procession, play with your food, rescue an unloved wonky fruit and taste good food that would otherwise be wasted. All activities and food are free.
This is Rubbish embark on their Fourth “Feast” tour date, bringing delicious leftovers, food waste and related food sustainability issues to Swansea Community Farm as part of Swansea’s Wise up to Waste Week.
This is Rubbish are travelling far and wide delivering the “Feast” food waste tour since winning the Welsh People’s Millions in November 2010. Using the medium of workshops, games, 3 course conversations and free feasts, This is Rubbish aim to communicate the shocking scale of food waste arising in the UK and cultivate community led solutions to the problem.
Swansea Community Farm is a place where people of all ages can get stuck in to growing plants and vegetables, help to look after animals and discover more about our environment. This is Rubbish are kindly being hosted by the farm as part of Swansea Wise up to Waste Week, a week of events demonstrating different ways of dealing with waste in a positive way; helping your bank balance and the Environment. Come along to Swansea Community Farm and feast on good food that would have otherwise been wasted!
