13 April 2017
Do you have so many feijoas that you don’t know what to do with them? Chances are, you may be sick of the sight of them – you have given…
Read The ArticleFood waste is an issue in many schools, but it is often one that goes unnoticed as uneaten food can go straight from the lunchbox into the rubbish bin without…
There’s nothing more frustrating than going to make a sandwich to find your bread has spots of mould all over it. Whether black or white, grey or blue, mould is…
Food waste is a growing global issue with a third of all of the world’s food going to waste. In New Zealand, the average family throws away three full shopping…
Bad weather and cold temperatures can cause the price of vegetables to sky rocket at this time of year, making it expensive to get your daily dose of vegetables. While…
When life gives you lemons, preserve them! Preserving lemons is perfect for when your tree is dripping with fruit or when they are super cheap in shops. The best thing…
There is such thing as a free meal – and a delicious, three-course meal, at that. It is early on a Monday afternoon and I find myself in the small…
To peel or not to peel…? Are you someone who peels every vegetable, regardless of how you are going to be cooking it? Or do you do it out of…
Love Food Hate Waste wants to reward you for being a stalker. Eat a broccoli stalk this month and you could be in to win a George Foreman Veggie Spiralizer. This…
Are you a stalker? You should be! A broccoli stalker, that is! Why? Kiwis throw away over 2,500 tonnes of broccoli stalks and leaves every year. That’s a lot of…
From pesto to pasta, salads to empanadas, there are so many ways to eat broccoli stalks. Broccoli stalks are often thrown away without a second thought – which is a…
We are delighted to see a second Community Fridge is opening in New Zealand. This time it is located in the Christchurch suburb of New Brighton. Local woman Trudy Burrows…
Plastic Free July is upon us and you may be gearing up for the challenge of reducing how much plastic you and your family use. Plastic Free July focuses on…
It’s the familiar 5 pm panic. You have an hour to get dinner on the table, with no idea what you’re going to cook and no energy to brave the…
Are you willing to cook offal? In order to encourage Nose to Tail eating, Love Food Hate Waste challenges you to try eating a cut of meat you have never…
Embracing Nose to Tail eating can be daunting with so many different organs on offer. Heart, liver, brains, tripe, tongue… how do you choose what to start with, and how…
The only part of a pig you can’t eat is the squeal – or at least that’s what Nose to Tail advocates believe. What is Nose to Tail eating? Nose…
The extraordinary food waste film Theater of Life is showing in New Zealand this year as part of the Cinema Italiano Festival. In an extraordinary soup kitchen in Milan, two…
Autumn is the time of year when you can pick up a whopping big pumpkin for only a few dollars. However, no matter how much you love pumpkin, committing to…