Students at Sherwood Park Elementary School are getting a nutritional head start to school, thanks to an innovative program led by Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) in partnership with Table Matters, Food Lens and Harvest Project. For roughly the past decade, Tsleil-Waututh Nation has offered a breakfast program for Tsleil-Waututh Nation children and has seen first hand […]
How much money could you save by throwing out less food? Everyone wastes food, and about half of this waste happens in our homes! In Canada, an average family of four throws out nearly $1,500 per year. By wasting less food, we can all save money and maybe even eat better. The Table Matters Network […]
On January 16, the Scaling- up Rescue Project, in conjunction with Sharing Abundance and Quest Food Exchange, served a lunch for 30 seniors at St Agnes Church in North Vancouver. The purpose of the collaboration was to demonstrate how Community Organizations can use rescued food to produce a nutritious meals for their clients. Rescued salmon […]
The BC Food Security Gateway offers some tips on storing food! During the summer, you may have extra produce (vegetables and fruit) from your garden or a community garden. Also, if prices are lower in the summer, you may want to buy extra from local stores and Farmers’ Markets. “Store It!” will show you how […]
FarmFolk CityFolk’s Foodprint Project assesses how much food waste is produced in Vancouver and how it can be reduced. Foodprint offers great resources like shopping tips, a handy best before chart, and kitchen tips. You can get involved by taking the Foodprint Challenge and track your results for four weeks. You’ll be entered to win […]
We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of […]
Table Matters Presents An Evening of Dialogue and Dinner: Let’s Talk Food Waste Recovery Join us for an evening of discovery, great food, and opportunities to network at the 2014 Table Matters Event! When: Wednesday, October 8, 2014. 5:30 pm- Doors Open & Food Served. 6:00-9:00 pm- Main Program. Where: Atrium at the City Hall, […]
Food faddism leads to food waste CALGARY AB, Sep 15, 2014/ Troy Media/ Is your grocery money going to the landfill? It may be your ‘healthy lifestyle” that’s to blame. According to the Value Change Management Centre, over $27 billion worth of Canadian food winds up in the garbage instead of in our stomachs. Every […]
We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of […]
Start-ups, organizations take on America’s food waste challenge | Video | PBS NewsHour | PBS. In the last few years, other companies have sprung up to tackle the food waste problem while also trying to make a profit. Start-ups like Food Cowboy and Crop Mobster connect food suppliers who have excess fresh produce to organizations […]
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