8 ways with feijoas

Takeaways you can make from home

Just because we are in lockdown doesn’t mean you can’t have a takeaway night. Check out some of our simple no cook or low cook recipe ideas for takeaways you…

How to shop “better than normal” during lockdown

We have all been asked to shop normally during the lockdown. But for many people, ‘normal’ involves going to cafes, getting takeaways, popping into the supermarket for something you have…

Fresh food rescue groups operating completely during COVID-19 lockdowns as an essential service

NZ Food Waste Champions 12.3

Foraging for fruit in the red zone

Recycling Man uses filing cabinets to rescue food

Matthew Whittle – aka “Recycling Man” – is an ideas man with a big heart who is helping to save the world, one loaf of bread at a time. In…

8 ways with apple and banana peels

We’ve been busy ‘compleating‘ for several weeks now, to let everyone know that ‘whole food’ shouldn’t just mean unrefined and unprocessed. It should be exactly what it says – the…

How to make jelly – the kind you spread on toast!

Many of us make jam, but how many of us make jelly? I’m not talking wobbly jelly with ice cream, but the kind of jelly that you can spread on…

8 ways with cauliflower – make the most of those stalks!

Say no to the naked potato!

Don’t just eat it – compleat it!

Discover how smashing, mashing, and hashing your spuds (and more) can lead the way to delicious, low-waste meals.

How to make orange powder

If you want to make the most of your home grown oranges and lemons all year long, one way to do it is to make orange or lemon powder from…

Don’t throw away your citrus peels

When Life Gives You Lemons

Bins of lemons to be dumped “You can eat something if you want!” A worker yells from the door of his tractor when he sees me staring at the bins…

Waste-Not Kitchen – an innovative way to tackle supermarket food waste

Two sisters are tackling supermarket food waste and feeding families in need with their new Waste-Not Kitchen charity. The charity is launching a range of tasty soups in Farro Stores…

Download the Foodprint app and stop delicious food being thrown away

Foodprint is a Kiwi app where you can buy delicious food at discounted prices & cafes can stop sending food to landfill. Meet Michal Garvey  who is on a mission…

Recipes to reduce your food and plastic waste

No one wants to waste food and many of us are concerned about the amount of plastic in our oceans and littering the beaches. This July millions of people around…

Food Fighter – Movie Screening

Ronni Kahn used to run a successful corporate events company producing million dollar dinners. Then she realised the absurdity of throwing away perfectly edible food and decided that she would…