Food: Waste Not, Want Not

If we use food resource carefully and without extravagance we will never be in need. And did you know global food waste accounts for the same amount of emissions as the global travel & tourism sector?

I‘ve been fortunate to attend events on Food Waste as Ambassador for Defra’s #YearOfGreenAction, part of their UK 25 Year Environment Plan. ‘Step up to the Plate’ was a government symposium with the Rt. Hon. Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ben Elliot, UK Government’s Food Surplus and Waste Champion, and Dr. Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A, where the event was held with a private view of the exhibition, ‘FOOD: Bigger than the plate’.

Food is an integral part of travel. Food draws people together, represents the local culture and has stories to tell. We try different foods, cultural dining experiences, and sometimes watch and learn how our food is prepared and made as part of our travel experience. How we produce food is a reflection of our values and the joy that food can bring.

But the way much of society is currently using food is disrespectful. Reducing our excessive demands on this Earth’s resources is necessary for us to do.

At Earth Changers, we focus on maximum positive impacts through travel. With food a key component in tourism, where food is produced at scale, how can waste be minimised? Can tourism help us to respect the work that goes into food more and encourage us all to waste less at home? And how can it be used to support communities and actually contribute to global Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero Hunger?

Read on here for more on food waste:

• The Big Picture
• The Size of the Food Waste Mountain
• The Emissions of Food Waste
• What is Food Waste?
• When is Food Wasted?
• Where is Food Wasted?
• What Food Goes to Waste?
• Food Waste in Tourism
• Love Food, Hate Waste —How to Reduce & Prioritise Food Waste
• Changing Behaviour
• Food Waste Targets

Continued here: https://www.earth-changers.com/blog/2019/5/27/food-waste-not-want-not

Originally published at https://www.earth-changers.com May, 2019.