good morning I hope it’s alright to start with a bit
I hope it’s alright to start with a bit
I hope it’s alright to start with a bit of controversy that we need to double
of controversy that we need to double
of controversy that we need to double food production by 2050 to feed the
food production by 2050 to feed the
food production by 2050 to feed the expected nine billion people on the
expected nine billion people on the
expected nine billion people on the planet this is part of the production
planet this is part of the production
planet this is part of the production list ideology that has driven the
list ideology that has driven the
list ideology that has driven the agricultural frontier into the world’s
agricultural frontier into the world’s
agricultural frontier into the world’s remaining forests I dispute that we need
remaining forests I dispute that we need
remaining forests I dispute that we need to double food production indeed we have
to double food production indeed we have
to double food production indeed we have to ask our quest ourselves the question
to ask our quest ourselves the question
to ask our quest ourselves the question are we capable of it yeah I believe we
are we capable of it yeah I believe we
are we capable of it yeah I believe we are but at what cost would that happen
are but at what cost would that happen
are but at what cost would that happen at the moment the main way in which we
at the moment the main way in which we
at the moment the main way in which we are increasing production globally is to
are increasing production globally is to
are increasing production globally is to extend the agricultural frontier and we
extend the agricultural frontier and we
extend the agricultural frontier and we have to remember that food production by
have to remember that food production by
have to remember that food production by taking over habitats and turning it into
taking over habitats and turning it into
taking over habitats and turning it into our fields is the single biggest
our fields is the single biggest
our fields is the single biggest environmental impact that humans have
environmental impact that humans have
environmental impact that humans have had on the planet does that mean we
had on the planet does that mean we
had on the planet does that mean we should stop growing food no doesn’t mean
should stop growing food no doesn’t mean
should stop growing food no doesn’t mean we have to grow food in more sensitive
we have to grow food in more sensitive
we have to grow food in more sensitive ways and use that food that we do grow
ways and use that food that we do grow
ways and use that food that we do grow for what it is which is embedded land
for what it is which is embedded land
for what it is which is embedded land embedded water embedded emissions
embedded water embedded emissions
embedded water embedded emissions embedded love and care and if we take
embedded love and care and if we take
embedded love and care and if we take that attitude we don’t need to double
that attitude we don’t need to double
that attitude we don’t need to double food production by 2050 because we
food production by 2050 because we
food production by 2050 because we already grow enough food on this planet
already grow enough food on this planet
already grow enough food on this planet to feed 12 billion we need to use it
to feed 12 billion we need to use it
to feed 12 billion we need to use it more carefully and waste less of it
more carefully and waste less of it
more carefully and waste less of it green beans
green beans
green beans they’ve come to symbolize for me some of
they’ve come to symbolize for me some of
they’ve come to symbolize for me some of the stupidities in the global food
the stupidities in the global food
the stupidities in the global food system but also some of the great
system but also some of the great
system but also some of the great opportunities that actually exist and
opportunities that actually exist and
opportunities that actually exist and how easy it is to tackle them I started
how easy it is to tackle them I started
how easy it is to tackle them I started my food waste campaign actually back
my food waste campaign actually back
my food waste campaign actually back when I was fifteen I was collecting food
when I was fifteen I was collecting food
when I was fifteen I was collecting food waste from my school kitchens collecting
waste from my school kitchens collecting
waste from my school kitchens collecting these big yellow buckets who swill all
these big yellow buckets who swill all
these big yellow buckets who swill all the stuff that my school friends had
the stuff that my school friends had
the stuff that my school friends had turned their noses up at and I fed them
turned their noses up at and I fed them
turned their noses up at and I fed them to my pigs and I went to the local Baker
to my pigs and I went to the local Baker
to my pigs and I went to the local Baker and green grocer and market and also to
and green grocer and market and also to
and green grocer and market and also to a farmer who was throwing away potatoes
a farmer who was throwing away potatoes
a farmer who was throwing away potatoes that were there were wrong shape or size
that were there were wrong shape or size
that were there were wrong shape or size for the supermarkets and that was great
for the supermarkets and that was great
for the supermarkets and that was great my pigs loved it they squealed every
my pigs loved it they squealed every
my pigs loved it they squealed every I came back from school with these
I came back from school with these
I came back from school with these yellow buckets and it was a very happy
yellow buckets and it was a very happy
yellow buckets and it was a very happy time my dad was growing vegetables and I
time my dad was growing vegetables and I
time my dad was growing vegetables and I had chickens and I swapped manure for
had chickens and I swapped manure for
had chickens and I swapped manure for his uh you know offcuts from the
his uh you know offcuts from the
his uh you know offcuts from the vegetables in his garden and it was a
vegetables in his garden and it was a
vegetables in his garden and it was a great system but most of the food that I
great system but most of the food that I
great system but most of the food that I was collecting was fit for human
was collecting was fit for human
was collecting was fit for human consumption and I knew I was just
consumption and I knew I was just
consumption and I knew I was just scraping the surface I went on to start
scraping the surface I went on to start
scraping the surface I went on to start eating a lot of this food myself good
eating a lot of this food myself good
eating a lot of this food myself good fresh food out of dumpsters around the
fresh food out of dumpsters around the
fresh food out of dumpsters around the back of supermarkets and I talked to
back of supermarkets and I talked to
back of supermarkets and I talked to those supermarkets about the food they
those supermarkets about the food they
those supermarkets about the food they were putting in bins and couldn’t they
were putting in bins and couldn’t they
were putting in bins and couldn’t they give it to homeless charities couldn’t
give it to homeless charities couldn’t
give it to homeless charities couldn’t they sell it to their customers for Half
they sell it to their customers for Half
they sell it to their customers for Half Price even give it away for free do
Price even give it away for free do
Price even give it away for free do anything but lock it in bins and send it
anything but lock it in bins and send it
anything but lock it in bins and send it off to landfill sites they didn’t want
off to landfill sites they didn’t want
off to landfill sites they didn’t want to talk to me at that time so I started
to talk to me at that time so I started
to talk to me at that time so I started taking things into my own hands taking
taking things into my own hands taking
taking things into my own hands taking her home and eating that stuff and I did
her home and eating that stuff and I did
her home and eating that stuff and I did it as a way of demonstrating that if
it as a way of demonstrating that if
it as a way of demonstrating that if someone like me who can perfectly well
someone like me who can perfectly well
someone like me who can perfectly well afford to buy food can live off
afford to buy food can live off
afford to buy food can live off dumpsters something was very wrong with
dumpsters something was very wrong with
dumpsters something was very wrong with the system I started taking journalist
the system I started taking journalist
the system I started taking journalist TV cameras round the back of
TV cameras round the back of
TV cameras round the back of supermarkets showing them the sheer
supermarkets showing them the sheer
supermarkets showing them the sheer quantity of food being put in there and
quantity of food being put in there and
quantity of food being put in there and the lot of it was still within its date
the lot of it was still within its date
the lot of it was still within its date and those dates themselves were suspect
and those dates themselves were suspect
and those dates themselves were suspect so that really kicked off an
so that really kicked off an
so that really kicked off an awareness-raising campaign we got a lot
awareness-raising campaign we got a lot
awareness-raising campaign we got a lot of press for that and it started this
of press for that and it started this
of press for that and it started this dialogue first of all in the United
dialogue first of all in the United
dialogue first of all in the United Kingdom and then increasingly in other
Kingdom and then increasingly in other
Kingdom and then increasingly in other countries I eventually got round to
countries I eventually got round to
countries I eventually got round to writing my second book which was the
writing my second book which was the
writing my second book which was the waste uncovering the global food scandal
waste uncovering the global food scandal
waste uncovering the global food scandal and I realized when I went and did the
and I realized when I went and did the
and I realized when I went and did the global research I went around the world
global research I went around the world
global research I went around the world they went up and down the supply chain
they went up and down the supply chain
they went up and down the supply chain that actually that stuff in the back of
that actually that stuff in the back of
that actually that stuff in the back of the dumpsters that was the tip of the
the dumpsters that was the tip of the
the dumpsters that was the tip of the iceberg and in fact most of the food
iceberg and in fact most of the food
iceberg and in fact most of the food waste that is occurring was further up
waste that is occurring was further up
waste that is occurring was further up in the supply chain and principally on
in the supply chain and principally on
in the supply chain and principally on farms so when in 2013 we were invited by
farms so when in 2013 we were invited by
farms so when in 2013 we were invited by the United Nations Environment Programme
the United Nations Environment Programme
the United Nations Environment Programme to bring our positive win-win solution
to bring our positive win-win solution
to bring our positive win-win solution promoting campaigns to Kenya our
promoting campaigns to Kenya our
promoting campaigns to Kenya our challenge was to feed the 500
challenge was to feed the 500
challenge was to feed the 500 environment ministers and UN delegates
environment ministers and UN delegates
environment ministers and UN delegates in Nairobi with food waste sourced in
in Nairobi with food waste sourced in
in Nairobi with food waste sourced in Kenya now you think wow there are
Kenya now you think wow there are
Kenya now you think wow there are millions of hungry people in that
millions of hungry people in that
millions of hungry people in that country surely they’re not wasting food
country surely they’re not wasting food
country surely they’re not wasting food like we are in the rest of the
like we are in the rest of the
like we are in the rest of the and sadly we found that they are not
and sadly we found that they are not
and sadly we found that they are not because of neglect or because they don’t
because of neglect or because they don’t
because of neglect or because they don’t care but because of first of all
care but because of first of all
care but because of first of all infrastructure and the lack of it on
infrastructure and the lack of it on
infrastructure and the lack of it on smallholder farms and secondly and this
smallholder farms and secondly and this
smallholder farms and secondly and this is where the beans come in the buying
is where the beans come in the buying
is where the beans come in the buying practices of European supermarkets who
practices of European supermarkets who
practices of European supermarkets who source their horticultural products from
source their horticultural products from
source their horticultural products from those countries it’s a boom industry and
those countries it’s a boom industry and
those countries it’s a boom industry and a lot of people are making a lot of
a lot of people are making a lot of
a lot of people are making a lot of money in good ways growing good food I’m
money in good ways growing good food I’m
money in good ways growing good food I’m going to bring your attention to the
going to bring your attention to the
going to bring your attention to the word trimmed in this photograph you will
word trimmed in this photograph you will
word trimmed in this photograph you will notice for anyone who has grown beans
notice for anyone who has grown beans
notice for anyone who has grown beans that these beans have been trimmed not
that these beans have been trimmed not
that these beans have been trimmed not where they taper at the end where
where they taper at the end where
where they taper at the end where they’re getting a bit thinner but right
they’re getting a bit thinner but right
they’re getting a bit thinner but right in the middle of the bean and that’s
in the middle of the bean and that’s
in the middle of the bean and that’s because beans grow in lots of different
because beans grow in lots of different
because beans grow in lots of different lengths and yet this plastic carton is
lengths and yet this plastic carton is
lengths and yet this plastic carton is one length to get them into these
one length to get them into these
one length to get them into these plastic cartons they’re trimming the
plastic cartons they’re trimming the
plastic cartons they’re trimming the beans off sometimes 30 percent of the
beans off sometimes 30 percent of the
beans off sometimes 30 percent of the bean off I visited farmers who are
bean off I visited farmers who are
bean off I visited farmers who are wasting 30 to 40 percent of the food
wasting 30 to 40 percent of the food
wasting 30 to 40 percent of the food they grow that’s 30 to 40 percent of the
they grow that’s 30 to 40 percent of the
they grow that’s 30 to 40 percent of the land and the water used to grow that
land and the water used to grow that
land and the water used to grow that food in a country where people are going
food in a country where people are going
food in a country where people are going without land shifting their agriculture
without land shifting their agriculture
without land shifting their agriculture further up into the mountains chopping
further up into the mountains chopping
further up into the mountains chopping down more trees causing interruptions of
down more trees causing interruptions of
down more trees causing interruptions of the hydrological cycle I visited Depot’s
the hydrological cycle I visited Depot’s
the hydrological cycle I visited Depot’s exporting beans to Europe who were
exporting beans to Europe who were
exporting beans to Europe who were wasting 20 tonnes a day at least
wasting 20 tonnes a day at least
wasting 20 tonnes a day at least of good fresh food all of that I would
of good fresh food all of that I would
of good fresh food all of that I would have been very proud to grow on my own
have been very proud to grow on my own
have been very proud to grow on my own allotment but they’re wasting it and the
allotment but they’re wasting it and the
allotment but they’re wasting it and the contractors who come and collect this
contractors who come and collect this
contractors who come and collect this waste to feed to cattle have to sign a
waste to feed to cattle have to sign a
waste to feed to cattle have to sign a contract saying that they won’t feed any
contract saying that they won’t feed any
contract saying that they won’t feed any of this food to people that’s a crime we
of this food to people that’s a crime we
of this food to people that’s a crime we took this evidence to some of the
took this evidence to some of the
took this evidence to some of the supermarket’s who were implicated in
supermarket’s who were implicated in
supermarket’s who were implicated in this supply chain and we showed them
this supply chain and we showed them
this supply chain and we showed them what we had we’d seen they undertook to
what we had we’d seen they undertook to
what we had we’d seen they undertook to change their policies over their night
change their policies over their night
change their policies over their night they knew how embarrassing it was going
they knew how embarrassing it was going
they knew how embarrassing it was going to be if this kind of thing got to their
to be if this kind of thing got to their
to be if this kind of thing got to their consumers
consumers
consumers we’d also talked to the supermarket’s
we’d also talked to the supermarket’s
we’d also talked to the supermarket’s about the bananas that were going to
about the bananas that were going to
about the bananas that were going to waste again
waste again
waste again cosmetic standards bananas when you go
cosmetic standards bananas when you go
cosmetic standards bananas when you go into a shop they’re all imperfect
into a shop they’re all imperfect
into a shop they’re all imperfect bunches they’re all the same size
bunches they’re all the same size
bunches they’re all the same size they’ve all got exactly the same
they’ve all got exactly the same
they’ve all got exactly the same curvature they’re the same diameter
curvature they’re the same diameter
curvature they’re the same diameter bananas don’t grow like that in order to
bananas don’t grow like that in order to
bananas don’t grow like that in order to achieve
achieve
achieve that uniformity all the ones that don’t
that uniformity all the ones that don’t
that uniformity all the ones that don’t comply get discarded this is the waste
comply get discarded this is the waste
comply get discarded this is the waste of one banana plantation after one day
of one banana plantation after one day
of one banana plantation after one day of harvest in Ecuador bananas being
of harvest in Ecuador bananas being
of harvest in Ecuador bananas being wasted in Costa Rica when I first
wasted in Costa Rica when I first
wasted in Costa Rica when I first visited a carrot production unit in
visited a carrot production unit in
visited a carrot production unit in England
England
England I remember going into the yard and
I remember going into the yard and
I remember going into the yard and seeing this great big bin a little bit
seeing this great big bin a little bit
seeing this great big bin a little bit like this one full of carrots and I said
like this one full of carrots and I said
like this one full of carrots and I said oh these must be your premium carrots
oh these must be your premium carrots
oh these must be your premium carrots going to the supermarket no these are
going to the supermarket no these are
going to the supermarket no these are the waste ones why what’s what’s wrong
the waste ones why what’s what’s wrong
the waste ones why what’s what’s wrong with these carrots they’re better than
with these carrots they’re better than
with these carrots they’re better than any carrots I’ve ever grown he held it
any carrots I’ve ever grown he held it
any carrots I’ve ever grown he held it up to the light he said you can see
up to the light he said you can see
up to the light he said you can see there’s a slight curvature there and the
there’s a slight curvature there and the
there’s a slight curvature there and the supermarket we’re supplying doesn’t
supermarket we’re supplying doesn’t
supermarket we’re supplying doesn’t allow that they have to be perfectly
allow that they have to be perfectly
allow that they have to be perfectly straight these ones you can see are
straight these ones you can see are
straight these ones you can see are perfectly straight but they’re too long
perfectly straight but they’re too long
perfectly straight but they’re too long to fit into the containers and they’re
to fit into the containers and they’re
to fit into the containers and they’re being discarded the very best fate that
being discarded the very best fate that
being discarded the very best fate that some of these carrots get is to be fed
some of these carrots get is to be fed
some of these carrots get is to be fed to livestock that’s a sub optimal use of
to livestock that’s a sub optimal use of
to livestock that’s a sub optimal use of resources to put it mildly go one step
resources to put it mildly go one step
resources to put it mildly go one step down the supply chain to the
down the supply chain to the
down the supply chain to the manufacturers when you buy that loaf of
manufacturers when you buy that loaf of
manufacturers when you buy that loaf of sliced bread I want a show of hands who
sliced bread I want a show of hands who
sliced bread I want a show of hands who lives in a household where somebody eats
lives in a household where somebody eats
lives in a household where somebody eats the first and last slice of the loaf
the first and last slice of the loaf
the first and last slice of the loaf most people but when you go to a
most people but when you go to a
most people but when you go to a supermarket or Preta majide’ or one of
supermarket or Preta majide’ or one of
supermarket or Preta majide’ or one of the other shops that provide you with
the other shops that provide you with
the other shops that provide you with these sandwiches that are ready-made
these sandwiches that are ready-made
these sandwiches that are ready-made very often delicious saves you a lot of
very often delicious saves you a lot of
very often delicious saves you a lot of hassle I mean making a sandwich is
hassle I mean making a sandwich is
hassle I mean making a sandwich is pretty tricky to do at home right okay
pretty tricky to do at home right okay
pretty tricky to do at home right okay have you ever seen one of those
have you ever seen one of those
have you ever seen one of those sandwiches with a crust on it so I kept
sandwiches with a crust on it so I kept
sandwiches with a crust on it so I kept on thinking well happens to all these
on thinking well happens to all these
on thinking well happens to all these crusts surely they turn them into bread
crusts surely they turn them into bread
crusts surely they turn them into bread crumbs or some other thing you know
crumbs or some other thing you know
crumbs or some other thing you know we’ve come up with loads of different
we’ve come up with loads of different
we’ve come up with loads of different ways of using odds and ends of bread and
ways of using odds and ends of bread and
ways of using odds and ends of bread and in our traditional couldn’t cuisines do
in our traditional couldn’t cuisines do
in our traditional couldn’t cuisines do you eat bread and butter pudding in the
you eat bread and butter pudding in the
you eat bread and butter pudding in the States we have a lovely dessert with
States we have a lovely dessert with
States we have a lovely dessert with raisins and cream anyway there’s lots of
raisins and cream anyway there’s lots of
raisins and cream anyway there’s lots of things you can do with this bread so I
things you can do with this bread so I
things you can do with this bread so I assumed the industrial efficient
assumed the industrial efficient
assumed the industrial efficient production systems had come up with
production systems had come up with
production systems had come up with something unfortunately I found that
something unfortunately I found that
something unfortunately I found that wasn’t the case thirteen thousand slices
wasn’t the case thirteen thousand slices
wasn’t the case thirteen thousand slices of fresh bread being discarded from a
of fresh bread being discarded from a
of fresh bread being discarded from a single factory every day multiply that
single factory every day multiply that
single factory every day multiply that out to all the other sandwich factories
out to all the other sandwich factories
out to all the other sandwich factories that exist in the world seventeen
that exist in the world seventeen
that exist in the world seventeen percent of every loaf going into this
percent of every loaf going into this
percent of every loaf going into this factory was being lost 70 percent of the
factory was being lost 70 percent of the
factory was being lost 70 percent of the fee
fee
fee growing that wheat you may as well pick
growing that wheat you may as well pick
growing that wheat you may as well pick them up into space and chuck them away
them up into space and chuck them away
them up into space and chuck them away because that’s what we’re doing when we
because that’s what we’re doing when we
because that’s what we’re doing when we chuck away this food and so we set about
chuck away this food and so we set about
chuck away this food and so we set about campaigning about this first of all I
campaigning about this first of all I
campaigning about this first of all I wrote my book and that exposed the
wrote my book and that exposed the
wrote my book and that exposed the global figures
global figures
global figures I knew that 350 pages of densely argued
I knew that 350 pages of densely argued
I knew that 350 pages of densely argued data rich book was only going to reach a
data rich book was only going to reach a
data rich book was only going to reach a certain sector of the population an
certain sector of the population an
certain sector of the population an important sector the ones making
important sector the ones making
important sector the ones making decisions but I knew I had to take this
decisions but I knew I had to take this
decisions but I knew I had to take this message to the millions high-profile
message to the millions high-profile
message to the millions high-profile public facing campaigns I’d always fed
public facing campaigns I’d always fed
public facing campaigns I’d always fed myself out of waste I thought what would
myself out of waste I thought what would
myself out of waste I thought what would it be like to feed 5,000 people out of
it be like to feed 5,000 people out of
it be like to feed 5,000 people out of waste what would it be like to bring
waste what would it be like to bring
waste what would it be like to bring together all the organizations who have
together all the organizations who have
together all the organizations who have come up with solutions to this problem
come up with solutions to this problem
come up with solutions to this problem whether it’s redistribution
whether it’s redistribution
whether it’s redistribution organizations campaigning organizations
organizations campaigning organizations
organizations campaigning organizations people who like ugly fruit and
people who like ugly fruit and
people who like ugly fruit and vegetables bring them all together have
vegetables bring them all together have
vegetables bring them all together have a massive festival get loads of press
a massive festival get loads of press
a massive festival get loads of press attention get this into the press that
attention get this into the press that
attention get this into the press that is going to change the minds of the CEOs
is going to change the minds of the CEOs
is going to change the minds of the CEOs who make decisions about what ugly fruit
who make decisions about what ugly fruit
who make decisions about what ugly fruit and vegetables should look like
and vegetables should look like
and vegetables should look like since then we’ve come up with a lot of
since then we’ve come up with a lot of
since then we’ve come up with a lot of great formats disco soup was something
great formats disco soup was something
great formats disco soup was something we first tried in 2012 in Paris at our
we first tried in 2012 in Paris at our
we first tried in 2012 in Paris at our feeding the 5,000 event we had 2,000
feeding the 5,000 event we had 2,000
feeding the 5,000 event we had 2,000 people in front of the hotel-de-ville
people in front of the hotel-de-ville
people in front of the hotel-de-ville dancing in the rain whilst chopping all
dancing in the rain whilst chopping all
dancing in the rain whilst chopping all these ugly fruit and vegetables and
these ugly fruit and vegetables and
these ugly fruit and vegetables and turning them to fruit salad and salad it
turning them to fruit salad and salad it
turning them to fruit salad and salad it got a lot of attention and disco soup
got a lot of attention and disco soup
got a lot of attention and disco soup since then has become a format that
since then has become a format that
since then has become a format that spread around the world I’ll give you a
spread around the world I’ll give you a
spread around the world I’ll give you a taste of what it what it feels like to
taste of what it what it feels like to
taste of what it what it feels like to be at one of our events
ladies and gentlemen big man is sounding
ladies and gentlemen big man is sounding 12 o’clock
12 o’clock
12 o’clock welcome to feeding a 5,000
for feeding the 5,000 is about really
for feeding the 5,000 is about really good partnership between a number of
good partnership between a number of
good partnership between a number of organizations to really try and raise
organizations to really try and raise
organizations to really try and raise awareness of the issue of food waste
awareness of the issue of food waste
awareness of the issue of food waste both from retailers from consumers from
both from retailers from consumers from
both from retailers from consumers from a whole range of people we want to be
a whole range of people we want to be
a whole range of people we want to be 5,000 people but we also want to feed
5,000 people but we also want to feed
5,000 people but we also want to feed you with food that would otherwise be
you with food that would otherwise be
you with food that would otherwise be waste the pretty you’re being offered
waste the pretty you’re being offered
waste the pretty you’re being offered today is stuff that goes into it’s
today is stuff that goes into it’s
today is stuff that goes into it’s perfectly acceptable it’s good grub but
perfectly acceptable it’s good grub but
perfectly acceptable it’s good grub but what we have got is messed up than the
what we have got is messed up than the
what we have got is messed up than the soup I would say no to because you will
soup I would say no to because you will
soup I would say no to because you will say young too in this country we waste
say young too in this country we waste
say young too in this country we waste so much surplus with consumption food
so much surplus with consumption food
so much surplus with consumption food and it should be going to people our
and it should be going to people our
and it should be going to people our population increases we look at
population increases we look at
population increases we look at implemented play food wasted is
implemented play food wasted is
implemented play food wasted is ridiculous slashing a new name yeah
ridiculous slashing a new name yeah
ridiculous slashing a new name yeah hopefully things are this will raise
hopefully things are this will raise
hopefully things are this will raise awareness stop food waste in the future
no friends near here to demonstrate how
no friends near here to demonstrate how much fruit that can’t be used even to
much fruit that can’t be used even to
much fruit that can’t be used even to can be used famished
can be used famished
can be used famished so we’ve got some live pigs that were
so we’ve got some live pigs that were
so we’ve got some live pigs that were actually feeding the waste from apple
actually feeding the waste from apple
actually feeding the waste from apple crossing state let’s just say you’re
crossing state let’s just say you’re
crossing state let’s just say you’re getting Street beverages and then the
getting Street beverages and then the
getting Street beverages and then the practical / being fed to our pigs as
practical / being fed to our pigs as
practical / being fed to our pigs as well so it’s less demonstrated much more
well so it’s less demonstrated much more
well so it’s less demonstrated much more efficient way of using food as Otis
efficient way of using food as Otis
efficient way of using food as Otis can’t waste 16 million tons of food
can’t waste 16 million tons of food
can’t waste 16 million tons of food waste means throwing away every year
waste means throwing away every year
waste means throwing away every year Riki for the average family they could
Riki for the average family they could
Riki for the average family they could say 50 pounds a month simply by making
say 50 pounds a month simply by making
say 50 pounds a month simply by making the most for the food they buy the
the most for the food they buy the
the most for the food they buy the vegetables that are be used for lunch
vegetables that are be used for lunch
vegetables that are be used for lunch our rightful cosmetic enthrone issues
our rightful cosmetic enthrone issues
our rightful cosmetic enthrone issues but they are fresh and very tasty all
but they are fresh and very tasty all
but they are fresh and very tasty all these carrots are
these carrots are
these carrots are not suitable for supermarkets wrong size
not suitable for supermarkets wrong size
not suitable for supermarkets wrong size Akshay we’re just highlighting the
Akshay we’re just highlighting the
Akshay we’re just highlighting the necessary ways to move here today
necessary ways to move here today
necessary ways to move here today getting people to help make stuff up
getting people to help make stuff up
getting people to help make stuff up then we can deliver it up to our
then we can deliver it up to our
then we can deliver it up to our charities
charities
charities I’ve been a freegan for 30 years such a
I’ve been a freegan for 30 years such a
I’ve been a freegan for 30 years such a crazy world that we live in at the
crazy world that we live in at the
crazy world that we live in at the moment with so much food wasted and so
moment with so much food wasted and so
moment with so much food wasted and so much starvation in the other parts of
much starvation in the other parts of
much starvation in the other parts of the planet we need to all respond to
the planet we need to all respond to
the planet we need to all respond to this by saying look like the food waste
this by saying look like the food waste
this by saying look like the food waste scandal by Murray waste a third of the
scandal by Murray waste a third of the
scandal by Murray waste a third of the entire world’s food supply is something
entire world’s food supply is something
entire world’s food supply is something that we can solve it’s causing
that we can solve it’s causing
that we can solve it’s causing environmental destruction it’s
environmental destruction it’s
environmental destruction it’s contributing to global hunger but the
contributing to global hunger but the
contributing to global hunger but the solutions are delicious labels eating
solutions are delicious labels eating
solutions are delicious labels eating and enjoying food rather than throwing
and enjoying food rather than throwing
and enjoying food rather than throwing it away they’re great fun and moreover
it away they’re great fun and moreover
it away they’re great fun and moreover they get a lot of press and that is what
they get a lot of press and that is what
they get a lot of press and that is what puts pressure on the companies and the
puts pressure on the companies and the
puts pressure on the companies and the governments who can change the policies
governments who can change the policies
governments who can change the policies regarding food waste one of the lessons
regarding food waste one of the lessons
regarding food waste one of the lessons that I learned when I studied what was
that I learned when I studied what was
that I learned when I studied what was happening with regard to food waste in
happening with regard to food waste in
happening with regard to food waste in America is you have gleaming networks
America is you have gleaming networks
America is you have gleaming networks you have volunteers actually going to
you have volunteers actually going to
you have volunteers actually going to these farms collecting some of this
these farms collecting some of this
these farms collecting some of this reject producing getting it to hungry
reject producing getting it to hungry
reject producing getting it to hungry people no one was doing in Europe so
people no one was doing in Europe so
people no one was doing in Europe so instead of promoting another
instead of promoting another
instead of promoting another organizations activities we set it up
organizations activities we set it up
organizations activities we set it up ourselves and since then it’s been
ourselves and since then it’s been
ourselves and since then it’s been replicated in other European countries
replicated in other European countries
replicated in other European countries and we’ve been commissioned by the
and we’ve been commissioned by the
and we’ve been commissioned by the European Commission to take it to other
European Commission to take it to other
European Commission to take it to other countries it’s a great way also of
countries it’s a great way also of
countries it’s a great way also of getting the message out about the causes
getting the message out about the causes
getting the message out about the causes of this food waste and what we can do to
of this food waste and what we can do to
of this food waste and what we can do to tackle it I am really keen to bring
tackle it I am really keen to bring
tackle it I am really keen to bring feeding the 5,000 to the United States
feeding the 5,000 to the United States
feeding the 5,000 to the United States and run conversations were there a
and run conversations were there a
and run conversations were there a number of different organizations who
number of different organizations who
number of different organizations who want to tell us what the priorities here
want to tell us what the priorities here
want to tell us what the priorities here should be portion sizes are one of them
should be portion sizes are one of them
should be portion sizes are one of them portion sizes in the United States are
portion sizes in the United States are
portion sizes in the United States are shocking
shocking
shocking this is some global data I generated
this is some global data I generated
this is some global data I generated when I wrote my book and what it shows
when I wrote my book and what it shows
when I wrote my book and what it shows is this food supply that is actually
is this food supply that is actually
is this food supply that is actually available to every population in every
available to every population in every
available to every population in every country in the world and essentially to
country in the world and essentially to
country in the world and essentially to cut a long story short it shows that in
cut a long story short it shows that in
cut a long story short it shows that in America there are twice as many calories
America there are twice as many calories
America there are twice as many calories available to eat as is actually required
available to eat as is actually required
available to eat as is actually required that obviously is a public health
that obviously is a public health
that obviously is a public health disaster it’s an environmental disaster
disaster it’s an environmental disaster
disaster it’s an environmental disaster and it’s a huge opportunity because if
and it’s a huge opportunity because if
and it’s a huge opportunity because if we can bring that down we can bring down
we can bring that down we can bring down
we can bring that down we can bring down the food footprint of the United States
the food footprint of the United States
the food footprint of the United States we can bring down the problems of
we can bring down the problems of
we can bring down the problems of obesity and we can bring down the
obesity and we can bring down the
obesity and we can bring down the environmental impact of food production
environmental impact of food production
environmental impact of food production simply by avoiding producing selling
simply by avoiding producing selling
simply by avoiding producing selling eating too much food it’s good for
eating too much food it’s good for
eating too much food it’s good for everyone it saves money it saves the
everyone it saves money it saves the
everyone it saves money it saves the planet I think that we can stop wasting
planet I think that we can stop wasting
planet I think that we can stop wasting so much food and it’s going to be tasty
so much food and it’s going to be tasty
so much food and it’s going to be tasty thank you
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