Apart from the fact that they are tangy and delicious, making fermented vegetables is an easy way to preserve vegetables for many weeks or even months and in doing so, avoid waste. Fermentation works well even if foods aren’t at their freshest (provided they haven’t gone mouldy or slimy) so it’s a perfect way to give wrinklyContinue reading “How to ferment vegetables at home”
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Top tips for freezing fruits and vegetables
As we roll into September, fruit and vegetable patches are (hopefully!) producing an abundance of fresh produce faster than you can eat. This week we were delighted to harvest 3 kilos of beans in a single day at our allotment! If you want to prevent waste by saving produce for later in the year, thereContinue reading “Top tips for freezing fruits and vegetables”
From root to fruit: how to make more of fruits and vegetables
What can you make with lemon rinds, cauliflower leaves and apple cores? Even for the most resourceful of cooks looking to avoid food waste, finding ways to use up every edible part of a food can take some creativity! In this post we share some ideas for using fruits and vegetables in their entirety, fromContinue reading “From root to fruit: how to make more of fruits and vegetables”
How to make vegetables last over twice as long
Tired of finding limp vegetables lurking in the back of your fridge or cupboard? Research from the University of Otago reveals the best ways to store common vegetables in order to prolong their shelf life by up to 10 times. See below for what they found… Avocado halves Of the 17 methods the researchers tried,Continue reading “How to make vegetables last over twice as long”
Recipe: Leftover Veg Antipasti
Looking for a new way to use the odds and ends in your vegetable drawer? Turn them into mouth watering antipasti! You just have to roast them in the oven and then marinate them for a few hours. Together with a baguette, they make a quick and tasty dinner for two. Ingredients 3-4 handfuls ofContinue reading “Recipe: Leftover Veg Antipasti”
Recipe: any-veg stir fry
A no-fuss recipe for all the bits and bobs that need using up in your veggie drawer. It goes well with either rice or noodles. For two portions: 5 handfuls chopped vegetables e.g. chard, mushroom, broccoli, leek, carrot, cabbage, peppers and celery Fresh ginger, grated Fresh garlic to taste, minced 1 Tbsp sesame oil 1Continue reading “Recipe: any-veg stir fry”
Recipe: Banana and Cocoa Marble Cake
Thanks to Sabine for sharing this recipe with us! We all have those overripe bananas lying around in our fruit bowl, and it is a shame when they get tossed out. Bananas are great for cake, as they work like eggs, binding everything together very well. Also they give cake a lovely, rich flavour. This recipe isContinue reading “Recipe: Banana and Cocoa Marble Cake”
Food Waste Action Week: 10 food saving tips
Almost 70% of UK food waste happens at home. As well as costing the average household £720 a year on average, this wastage also contributes to climate change – eliminating food waste in UK households would reduce greenhouse gas emissions as much as taking 1 in 4 cars off of the road! Luckily, there are plenty of simple ways toContinue reading “Food Waste Action Week: 10 food saving tips”
Recipe: veggie Bolognese with pangrattato
Thanks to Sabine for sharing this recipe with us. It’s a great dish for using up all the tiny bits of root veg that lurk in the fridge, as well as for some old pieces of bread, and that tiny bit of parmesan that would otherwise get tossed. Pangrattato means ‘grated bread’ (i.e. breadcrumbs) inContinue reading “Recipe: veggie Bolognese with pangrattato”
Family Food Waste Activities
Here are some of our favourite screen-free activities for teaching kids about the benefits of making the most of food and protecting the environment. Quick food waste facts: The average family throws away £720 of food a year. Eliminating food waste in UK households would reduce greenhouse gas emissions as much as taking a quarterContinue reading “Family Food Waste Activities”
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