14 DAY TRIAL // Feeding the 5000 proves to be a successful initiative that feeds 5,000 people relying on several fresh products dismissed by the demanding food industry.
Once again, food waste expert Tristram Stuart works in partnership with several organization to make sure that hungry British people will benefit from a tasty, nutritious meal, reports the Guardian.
Fareshare, FoodCycle, Love Food Hate Waste are all non-profit organization that try to fight food waste. They are collecting “ugly” fruits and veggies from local farmers who know that their less appealing products will be rejected by major supermarkets, despite the fact that they are perfectly eatable.
The food industry spoiled its customers and made them picky. Each year, supermarkets waste millions of pounds of perfectly fresh products, because of strict quality standards indicating that an odd-looking carrot or an over-sized potato cannot be sold and have to be discarded.
The partnership plans to change the behavior of the wasteful society and education appears to be a key element in solving the puzzle of food waste.
Lack of respect for healthy food leads to obesity, followed by other diet-related illnesses and a high mortality rate. Live cooking food tents are a valid option to raise the people's level of awareness regarding the seriousness of this issue.
It is unacceptable that perfectly good food is sent to landfills instead of actually feeding UK's inhabitants. The products were used to prepare 5,000 portions of an amazing curry.
Also, chefs involved in this project say that tiny animal organs, such as hearts and lungs, which are not popular in the country and are thrown out in 50% of the cases, are a good source of proteins and shouldn't be discarded.
All in all, Feeding the 5000 aims to save a significant amount of money, keep the city clean and make sure that people will become more responsible in the near future, acknowledging that they are privileged to have unlimited access to healthy food.
5000 tasty portions of curry represented the perfect ambassadors in this case, proving that landfills are not the most appropriate home for millions of unappealing fruits and veggies.