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?? Environmental charity Hubbub has announced the winners of its Eat It Up Fund for innovative solutions to reduce food waste at every step - on farms, in factories, shops and communities. The winners, who will receive grants of up to ￡60,000 and support to develop their ideas over the coming year, are: ???? Chefs in Schools will train school kitchen teams to create tasty, nutritious meals with creative menus to reduce waste. ?? Big Ideas Company will create spaces for communities to unite and make lasting change. ?? The People's Pantry at Govanhill Baths in Glasgow will take a grassroots approach to food waste. ?? The Felix Project will save and redistribute surplus food to community organisations in London. ?? Streetbox will repurpose surplus fresh produce and turn it into delicious ingredients. ??? Angry Monk will offer surplus food to the hospitality industry, supported by recipes developed by HERD. ?? Newcastle University will create an 'Internet of?Things'?platform to assess the freshness of food in people's fridges. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e9w3E3tz #schools #schoolfood #schoolmeals #foodwaste #catering

????Supporting Local. Delivering Fresh. Making an Impact. ?? ?? At Fruidel, we believe that great businesses run on great fuel—fresh, locally sourced fruit and milk delivered straight to your office. ???? ? Why choose Fruidel? ?? ?? ? Locally Sourced Goodness – We partner with trusted local dairies and regional farms to bring you the freshest produce. ?? ?? ? Sustainable & Ethical – Every basket helps support our partnerships with FareShare, rescuing surplus food for charities, and the International Tree Foundation, planting a tree for every basket purchased. ???? ? Boost Workplace Well-being – A healthy team is a productive team! Fresh fruit and quality dairy are the perfect way to keep your employees energized and engaged. ?? ?? By choosing Fruidel, you're not just investing in healthier workplaces, you’re supporting local businesses and making a real difference! ??Ready to upgrade your office with fresh, ethical, and locally sourced produce? Drop me a message! ?? Want to try a sample basket? ?? #Fruidel #Sustainability #LocalProduce #OfficeWellness #FareShare #InternationalTreeFoundation #SupportLocal

?? It’s #WorldFoodDay, a great opportunity to reflect on the importance of food resilience, food accessibility, and waste reduction. Globally, 733 million people are facing hunger, and this issue is becoming more pressing in Aotearoa. In Pōneke, we’re lucky to have an ecosystem of organisations that tackle food waste head-on while providing essential support to our vulnerable communities. These groups aren’t just feeding people – they’re contributing to a sustainable, resilient food system. We'd like to use today?occasion?to thank Wellington’s food heroes and celebrate their mahi. ?? Kaibosh Food Rescue partners with over 90 businesses, distributing surplus food to 150+ charities and community groups – providing 11.5 million meals and redistributing over 4 million kilograms of kai. ?? Kaicycle Incorporated turns food waste into rich compost, helping to grow nutrient-rich produce in the city. Their community composting and urban farm initiatives are transforming how we manage waste and grow kai in urban spaces. ?? Seeds To Feeds has facilitated 200+ community events, encouraging Wellingtonians to grow, share, and celebrate locally sourced food, fostering stronger neighbourhood connections through kai. ??? Everybody Eats NZ serves more than 25,000 chef-prepared meals annually, all from food that would otherwise go to waste. Their inclusive koha dining model makes food accessible to everyone, while reducing food waste. ?? The Free Store on Willis Street ensures surplus food from local businesses reaches those in need, building a culture of generosity and inclusion. ?? Compassion Soup Kitchen has been serving the community for over a century, preparing over 6,500 meals a month for Wellington’s most vulnerable residents. The Council is proud to support many of these organisations, but they wouldn’t exist without the tireless work of volunteers. Do you know someone who is doing amazing work in food waste or volunteering at these organisations, or one like these? Give them a shout-out in the comments below, they deserve it. ?? ?? Read more: https://lnkd.in/guWQuzss ?? Jenn Hadley #WorkingforWellington #OurWellington #TōtātouPōneke

The ReFood Network aims to revolutionize the way we approach food systems resilience by fostering collaboration, innovation, and sustainability across various stakeholders. To face the challenges in our food system today, including climate change, food insecurity, and biodiversity loss, we'll have to start working together through a holistic and integrated approach. The creation of a ReFood Community is such a way and is always started by a 'seed'! ??? But what exactly is this "seed"? A seed is a local food stakeholder ready to embark on a journey towards creating a more connected, circular and regenerative local food system. A seed can be anyone from a local regenerative farmer, to a Non-Profit Organisation, a restaurant owner, a local government, a school or even you as a consumer. ?? In Brazil for example the ReFood Community ‘seed’ was a Non-Profit Organisation called @santafoodorganicos and in Belgium the ‘seed’ was the owner of a CSA farm @groentegeweld. They started the process of forming a ReFood Community by bringing local food actors together. Will you be the seed of change in your community and start this process? Calling all local food champions to plant the seeds of a sustainable future together. Let's grow a connected, circular, and regenerative local food system whereby nobody is left behind! ???? #ReFoodtheworld #regenerativethinking #foodsystemtransformation #CommunityEngagement #SeedOfChange

Today it is World Food Day! ?? I hear you thinking, every day it is some sort of day, whether it is World Mental Health Day, Sustainability Day, the list is endless. But let me just use this day to get your attention to something that should be important each day, every day. And that is that 9.1% of the world population face hunger EVERY DAY. That is over 730 million people. Almost 42 times the entire population of the Netherlands (Source: The Hunger Project). During my recent trip to South-Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia I saw with my own eyes how climate change has a huge effect on the farmers yields - the drought on one had, the flooding on the other... Which makes me sometimes a bit anxious that this already huge number will only go up, instead of down. So what I would like to ask you is to enjoy every meal and be #grateful for it. To share if you have something left and to limit food waste as much as possible! And if you want to do more, believe me, you don't have to travel far or dedicate an enormous amount of time to it! I personally really enjoy volunteering at the Voedselbank Amsterdam during the monthly Donation days in several supermarkets across Amsterdam. Send me a message if you're interested to join! And if you have different ways how to battle hunger, or if you want to discuss this issue, please let me know in the comments! #worldfoodday #food #hunger #action #volunteering #foodbank #voedselbank

Excited to be a panelist at Yorkshire Sustainability Festival this afternoon because over 4M tonnes of edible food goes to waste in the UK each year while 11M people face food insecurity. Through its manifesto 'Where’s the Food? Strengthening Communities Through Surplus Food Redistribution’?FareShare UK is calling on the next government to make it easier for businesses to donate surplus food through: ? Subsidies for farmers to cover redistribution costs ? Tax benefits for businesses donating surplus food ? Mandatory food waste reporting ? Clear guidelines for ‘good samaritans’ on food donation safety ? Sustained funding for farm level food redistribution ? A UK-wide plan to end emergency food aid ? Resources for local food waste and food security projects Every ￡1 FareShare spends on redistributing yields almost ￡6 in social value, saving millions for services like the NHS and fostering resilient, sustainable communities.

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Great to see FareShare Yorkshire ‘s very own Jonathan Williams FRSA taking part in this years Yorkshire Sustainability Festival. Taking all things Surplus food redistribution on the day FareShare UK launched it Where’s the Food Manifesto calling for: ?Subsidies for farmers to cover redistribution costs. ?Tax benefits for businesses donating surplus food. ?Mandatory food waste reporting. ?Clear guidelines for ‘Good Samaritans’ on food donation safety. ?Sustained funding for farm level food redistribution. ?A UK-wide plan to end emergency food aid Resources for local food waste and food security projects.

?? ???????????????????? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ?????????????????????? ???????? ?????????????? ?? In partnership with Public Benefit Organisations (PBOs), Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs), and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), our CGCSA Foundation launched its Food Security Programme in 2024 to tackle food insecurity and improve nutrition for vulnerable communities. This initiative supports sustainable food production through community gardens, starting with three gardens in Limpopo during its first year (2024). While South Africa is considered food secure, an alarming 2.1 million people face hunger (StatsSA, 2023), and 27% of children suffer from stunting due to malnutrition (Labuschagne, 2022). The programme aims to change this by promoting the production of locally grown, nutritious fresh produce that strengthens food security, improves public health, and creates social cohesion. Through grants awarded to capable NGOs, the CGCSA Foundation ensures the longevity and impact of these food gardens, helping them thrive against challenges like vandalism, lack of resources, and poor agricultural skills. Together, we can cultivate a healthier future for all ???? #CGCSA #CGCSAFoundation #FoodSecurity #CommunityGardens #SustainableAgriculture #NutritionForAll #HealthAndWellbeing #SharedValue #LimpopoInitiative #GrowingCommunities

Meet Food Hubs: 100 reasons to love community climate action ?? Food is at the heart of nearly everything that matters. ? Climate, culture, health, trade... you might as well start with food. Our Food Hubs were born out of Hubbub’s Community Fridge Network. The community fridges were created as social spaces where good spare food could be shared among the community. Then the amazing volunteers that run them extended them to be SO much more. For example: ??A community garden, where visitors can practice English as they learn to grow. ??Cooking workshops that combine produce grown from the garden with spare food from the community fridge. ?? Shared community meals from homemade and donated food. Food Hubs were tackling social isolation, food poverty, sharing skills, and reducing food waste. We wanted to support more fridges to become hubs. Last year, with the support of Starbucks, we introduced grant funding to extend 100 community fridges into official Food Hubs and help them do more. Swipe to see the 4 key benefits Food Hubs are offering. ?? And if you want to talk about how Hubbub can help your food business make an impact, do get in touch. ?? ++ P.S. I'm CEO of environmental charity @Hubbub. We create campaigns with business, government and civil society that inspire environmental action. Follow me - Alex Robinson - for insights on environmental change, leadership and more. #environment #sustainability #food #foodwaste #community