Food Too “Ugly” to Sell Becomes a Feast for 5,000 People | National Geographic

feeding the 5,000 is a celebration of

feeding the 5,000 is a celebration of the solutions to food waste where we

the solutions to food waste where we

the solutions to food waste where we feed 5,000 people a delicious meal made

feed 5,000 people a delicious meal made

feed 5,000 people a delicious meal made entirely out of foods that would

entirely out of foods that would

entirely out of foods that would otherwise have gone to waste

otherwise have gone to waste

otherwise have gone to waste America is a country which has a massive

America is a country which has a massive

America is a country which has a massive problem of food waste 40% of the food

problem of food waste 40% of the food

problem of food waste 40% of the food isn’t consumed a huge amount of

isn’t consumed a huge amount of

isn’t consumed a huge amount of perfectly good food is being wasted all

perfectly good food is being wasted all

perfectly good food is being wasted all the way up and down the supply chain you

the way up and down the supply chain you

the way up and down the supply chain you start on the farms you go to

start on the farms you go to

start on the farms you go to manufacturers wholesalers restaurants

manufacturers wholesalers restaurants

manufacturers wholesalers restaurants and their course in our homes food has

and their course in our homes food has

and their course in our homes food has been rejected because it’s too ugly the

been rejected because it’s too ugly the

been rejected because it’s too ugly the wrong shape or size

wrong shape or size

wrong shape or size so these Kali flowers for example

so these Kali flowers for example

so these Kali flowers for example perfectly delicious and edible they’ve

perfectly delicious and edible they’ve

perfectly delicious and edible they’ve just got a few blemishes and the

just got a few blemishes and the

just got a few blemishes and the wholesalers weren’t able to sell them

wholesalers weren’t able to sell them

wholesalers weren’t able to sell them then we go in we intervene we say don’t

then we go in we intervene we say don’t

then we go in we intervene we say don’t chuck that away give it to us we’re

chuck that away give it to us we’re

chuck that away give it to us we’re going to cook it up five thousand people

going to cook it up five thousand people

going to cook it up five thousand people we had 800 pounds of just the sweet

we had 800 pounds of just the sweet

we had 800 pounds of just the sweet potatoes today and that’s just the

potatoes today and that’s just the

potatoes today and that’s just the beginning we have hundreds and hundreds

beginning we have hundreds and hundreds

beginning we have hundreds and hundreds of pounds of food that would otherwise

of pounds of food that would otherwise

of pounds of food that would otherwise have gone to waste so that we’re putting

have gone to waste so that we’re putting

have gone to waste so that we’re putting to good use we’ve got teams of four to

to good use we’ve got teams of four to

to good use we’ve got teams of four to six chopping vegetables around big round

six chopping vegetables around big round

six chopping vegetables around big round tables while they listen to the music

tables while they listen to the music

tables while they listen to the music and enjoy the day so right now we are

and enjoy the day so right now we are

and enjoy the day so right now we are putting the finishing touches on the

putting the finishing touches on the

putting the finishing touches on the five thousand meals of vegetable curry

five thousand meals of vegetable curry

five thousand meals of vegetable curry that we’ve started preparing yesterday

that we’ve started preparing yesterday

that we’ve started preparing yesterday and we’ll be serving to the community

and we’ll be serving to the community

and we’ll be serving to the community today it’s up to us the citizens of this

today it’s up to us the citizens of this

today it’s up to us the citizens of this country of this world to say we’re fed

country of this world to say we’re fed

country of this world to say we’re fed up with food waste and it’s time to take

up with food waste and it’s time to take

up with food waste and it’s time to take food waste off the menu

food waste off the menu

food waste off the menu some people call them Frankenfish some

some people call them Frankenfish some

some people call them Frankenfish some people think that they look like a snake

people think that they look like a snake

people think that they look like a snake that they’re ugly