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7 day no food waste challenge. Max fronts this information sharing article.

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"Food has always been the main ingredient to my life. Having a chef for a father, I grew up in the world of food. My parents always taught me to never waste food.

On a planet of nearly 9 billion people, we are facing food insecurity on every level and more than 820 million people don't have enough to eat . Food waste is one of the biggest problems facing humanity today - an estimated one third of all food produced globally is lost or goes to waste.

Food waste doesn't just mean wasted food, it means wasted money, wasted water, wasted energy, wasted land and wasted transportation. Throwing out your food can even contribute to climate change. Discarded food is often sent to landfill where it is left to rot and produce methane gas. If food waste were a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after America and China ." (This link downloads a PDF).

What can you do about it?

Max's 7 day no food waste challenge

Day 1: Shop smart

Many people tend to buy more than they need. Shop smart by creating a list and buy only what you need from your list.

*Bonus: Make a point to use up all the food you purchased during the last trip to the market before buying more groceries.

Day 2: Store food properly

Improper storage leads to a massive amount of food waste. Many people are unsure how to store fruits and vegetables, which can lead to premature ripening and, eventually, rotten produce.

For instance, potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, cucumbers and onions should never be refrigerated. These items should be kept at room temperature. The stems of leafy greens and herbs can be submerged in water. Store bread in your freezer if you think you won't finish it in time. Do your part by choosing slightly imperfect produce at the grocery store, or better yet, directly from the farmer.

Day 3: Save leftovers (and actually eat them too)

Leftovers aren't just for the holidays. If you happen to cook a lot and you regularly have leftovers, designate a day to use up any that have accumulated in the fridge. It's a great way to avoid throwing away food.

What's more, it saves you time and money.

Day 4: Make friends with your freezer

Freezing food is one of the easiest ways to preserve it, and the types of food that take well to freezing are endless.

For example, greens that are a bit too soft to be used in your favourite salad can be put in freezer-safe bags or containers and used at a later date in smoothies and other recipes.

An excess of herbs can be combined with olive oil and chopped garlic, then frozen in ice cube trays for a handy and delicious addition to sautés and other dishes.

You can freeze leftovers from meals, excess produce from your favourite farm stand, and bulk meals like soups and chilis. It's a great way to ensure you always have a healthy, home-cooked meal available.

Day 5: Pack your lunch

Although going out to lunch with co-workers or grabbing a meal from your favourite restaurant may be enjoyable, it is also costly and can contribute to food waste.

A helpful way to save money while reducing your carbon footprint is to bring your lunch to work with you.

If you're strapped for time in the morning, try freezing your leftovers in portion-sized containers. That way, you'll have premade, hearty lunches ready to go each morning.

Day 6: Make a homemade stock

Whipping up a homemade stock is an easy way to reduce food waste.

Sauté vegetable scraps like the tops, stalks, peels and any other leftover bits with some olive oil or butter, then add water and let them simmer into an aromatic vegetable broth.

Day 7: Compost if you can

Composting leftover food is a beneficial way to reuse food scraps, turning food waste into energy for plants.

While not everyone has room for an outdoor composting system, there's a wide range of countertop composting systems that make this practice easy and accessible for everyone, even those with limited space.

An outdoor composter may work well for someone with a large garden, while a countertop composter is best for city dwellers with houseplants or small herb gardens.

Final words

The bottom line is that we all can reduce our food waste and there are endless ways to do so. By thinking more about the food your household throws away every day, you can help create positive change to conserve some of the Earth's most valuable resources.

Even minimal changes to the way you shop, cook and consume food will help reduce your impact on the environment. It doesn't have to be difficult.

With a small amount of effort, you can cut your food waste dramatically, save money and time, and help take some pressure off Mother Nature.

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7 day no food waste challenge | BBC Earth

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"Food has always been the main ingredient to my life. Having a chef for a father, I grew up in the world of food. My parents always taught me to never waste food. On a planet of nearly 9 billion people, we are facing food insecurity on every level and more than 820 million people don't have enough to eat .

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Green & Black Ambassadors: Bristol and beyond

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Green & Black Ambassadors: Bristol and beyond

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Mission: To connect, empower and celebrate diverse leadership and community action on environmental issues in Bristol and beyond; challenging perceptions, creating new opportunities and working towards ensuring the environmental movement is inclusive and representative of all communities.

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Working with and between diverse communities, businesses, other organisations and individuals to explore, amplify and enable solutions leading to an environmentally and socially just future for all.

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Meet the Ambassadors - Black & Green Ambassadors

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Working with and between diverse communities, businesses, other organisations and individuals to explore, amplify and enable solutions leading to an environmentally and socially just future for all.

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22 Food Saving Wins Guide (Small Size) (2)

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Manchester Net Zero: In Our Nature  fashion guide 

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Everyone Every Day: Project toolkits (Barking and Dagenham)

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x2 local groups picked a crop from the food garden; spoke about it as an ingredient for interpretation panels and shared a recipe for the cookery book.

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A programme of creative commissions that ‘twin’ towns and see artists working with local people to uncover what they have in common.

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We Are Primary: Picturing Food Justice (Nottingham)

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We Are Primary: Picturing Food Justice (Nottingham)

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Artist and community collaborators respond to a common issue. They learn together and make collaborative work and exhibition.

10 week participatory programme that addresses issues around food justice in Nottingham's NG7 postcode.

The group created images to express their experiences of food injustice, and ideas about what food justice might look like.

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Picturing Food Justice is a participatory photography project led by artist Kelly O'Brien, that addresses issues around food justice, particularly in Nottingham's NG7 postcode area. The project is supported through a collaboration between Off Centre Photography Festival, Himmah and Primary.

Food justice is a holistic way to view the broader structures which affect people's access to the food system. It begins on the basis that healthy food as a human right and the need to address the structural barriers to that right. By thinking about food justice, we not only aim to improve access to healthy food for all, but we also examine the structural roots of these disparities; racial and economic justice are therefore important interconnected issues to address.

Despite the growing presence of food injustice across the country, the visual representation of these issues has been slow. This project will work with local people who may have experienced food injustice to express their voices, experiences, and ideas visually.

Through a series of workshops led by photographer Kelly O'Brien, participants will learn photography skills, to produce visual images of their ideas. They will have the opportunity to show their work as part of the Off Centre Photography Festival.

The Nottingham Centre for Photography and Social Engagement is a social enterprise working across the Midlands. We provide accessible facilities and support for photographers, and a platform for individuals and communities to develop creative photographic work and engage with one another. We run an annual Photography Festival across 10 different venues in Nottingham, showcasing work by over 100 different photographers from a range of different backgrounds, photography genres and exploring a broad range of different theme.

Himmah is a grass roots community-based initiative tackling poverty, mental wellbeing, racism and social exclusion in Nottingham. We do this through direct service provision, campaigning, arts, and education work always in collaboration with individuals, communities and organisations.

This project is part of Nourishment: A cyclical programme and is supported by Real Creative Futures.
Real Creative Futures - Digital, part of the Big House programme is part of the Creative and Digital Industries D2N2 Consortium for Increased SME Competitiveness. Providing support for business growth to the creative and digital industries sector. It is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund

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'Picturing Food Justice' is a participatory photography project let by artist Kelly O'Brien, that addresses issues around food justice, particularly in Nottingham's NG7 postcode area. The project is supported through a collaboration between Off Centre Photography Festival, Himmah and Primary.

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Janet Manning, RHS: Watering using recycled containers

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Janet Manning, RHS Water Management Specialist, chats to us about all the simple things we can easily adapt from our recycling boxes to water our gardens.

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Janet Manning, RHS Water Management Specialist, chats to us about all the simple things we can easily adapt from our recycling boxes to water our gardens

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