What if for every piece of food you threw out, you had to donate money to charity? How would that make you feel? How would that change your habits?

 

The Project
Initially, this project was born from a house move and a commitment to not throw out food, to be better at planning and eat what we buy. Our motivations were part financial and part environmental, and we’ll admit, all over surface level motivations. Which is probably why we failed. We binned one mouldy carrot and were back to old habits…… read more.
The Rules
These aren’t really the rules, they are the rules to making the rules. Lets call them a list of things to consider as we done … eventually…… read more.
About Us
We thought we share a little bit about who we are, mostly so that some of our decisions and stories make sense. It’s not that we think you need to be just like us to do this too. In fact, we don’t expect everyone to have a go. But we’d love you to read our stories, and if you get a little inspired along the way, well then that’s a bonus…… read more.

Latest Stories

 

A bitter sweet problem

A bitter sweet problem

Posted: 08/01/2016

We had a cooking mis-hap… Okay, I had a cooking mis-hap. A spectacular one that only I witnessed but is truly believable of my antics in the kitchen. And now we are eating our way through the consequences. Oh the delicious consequences.   Let me explain. We hosted Christmas dinner just passed. A wonderful lunch… Read More

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Tips for a waste free christmas

Tips for a waste free christmas

Posted: 21/12/2014

The festive season is tough for any waste jar-ian. It’s during this time of the year that we become most aware of our waste related habits. Think about all the common phrases we say about food at this time…“Better to have too much than too little.”“It is the season of excess.”“We had to have all… Read More

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Left...overs

Left…overs

Posted: 20/11/2014

There was a time when I loved leftovers. Reliving the previous nights meal. Having something tasty for lunch at work while the girl next to me has a plain salada. Or that last slice of pizza the next morning on a weekend. No matter how they came, leftovers were a gift from the food gods,… Read More

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