Reducing food waste is both good for the climate and the economy. I have mainly done it through the years to save money as we never had a fixed income. Fruit and vegetables are the most waste creating (peeling and cutting off ends etc.) but we do have a system in Copenhagen where organic waste is collected and used to make bio gas and fertilizer. So to me this is mainly following the principles of using everything from a gastronomical point of view. I find that trying to follow such principles through often lead to interesting discoveries
We have compost heaps and there is a food waste collection for what can't go in there, e.g. cat food. I have tried the chickens with some scraps, but they tend to be fussy. They do like sweetcorn/maize.
We get a vegetable box delivery that includes locally grown produce with minimal packaging.
If you have a garden there are many ways to get rid of the waste. If I had a garden I would use Bokashi composting, but it does mean that you should have at least a bit of land, and I live in a flat :)
Limited options in a flat unless you can grow a few pots. I'm not the best gardener, but we get a fair bit from it. Some things grow by themselves. I do need to trim back the raspberries soon.
We do have two balconies so in the summer we have tomatoes and chillies, and as long as they can survive the cold we also have different herbs, but nothing that can really fill your stomach. If I had a garden I would have cabbage, kale and potatoes. Apples and berries too of course.
Reducing food waste is both good for the climate and the economy. I have mainly done it through the years to save money as we never had a fixed income. Fruit and vegetables are the most waste creating (peeling and cutting off ends etc.) but we do have a system in Copenhagen where organic waste is collected and used to make bio gas and fertilizer. So to me this is mainly following the principles of using everything from a gastronomical point of view. I find that trying to follow such principles through often lead to interesting discoveries
We have compost heaps and there is a food waste collection for what can't go in there, e.g. cat food. I have tried the chickens with some scraps, but they tend to be fussy. They do like sweetcorn/maize.
We get a vegetable box delivery that includes locally grown produce with minimal packaging.
If you have a garden there are many ways to get rid of the waste. If I had a garden I would use Bokashi composting, but it does mean that you should have at least a bit of land, and I live in a flat :)
Limited options in a flat unless you can grow a few pots. I'm not the best gardener, but we get a fair bit from it. Some things grow by themselves. I do need to trim back the raspberries soon.
We do have two balconies so in the summer we have tomatoes and chillies, and as long as they can survive the cold we also have different herbs, but nothing that can really fill your stomach. If I had a garden I would have cabbage, kale and potatoes. Apples and berries too of course.