No scraps left behind
A delicious dinner cooked by a local chef, clever kitchen tips and tricks that you never knew you needed, plus fantastic recipes and resources, all designed to help you and your household reduce food waste and save money in the process. What’s this, we hear you ask? It’s Wastebusters’ Every Bite programme, returning to the Whakatipu in just a few weeks!
Many of us don’t like the idea of food going to waste, but we might be wasting more than we realise. Right now, around 30 - 40% of all food produced globally is lost or wasted, and in Aotearoa the average household throws out over $1,300 worth of food every year. That’s a lot of uneaten leftovers and stale bread.
May is Food Appreciation Month so there’s no better time to join us for a fun, three-week programme to help you enjoy more of your food and waste less of it with easy tricks and ideas. Wastebusters has teamed up again with Crowne Plaza chef, Patagon Kitchen owner, and Every Bite champion, Alvaro Briones, who’s passionate about making the most of what’s on hand and leaving no carrot behind.
The programme launches in Arrowtown on Thursday, 8 May, with a delicious dinner prepared by Alvaro, who’ll share his industry tips and recipes for reducing your food waste at home. The evening is a chance to connect over a delicious meal, hear more about the programme, and pick up your Every Bite kit with everything you’ll need once you’re home. You’ll have the support, ideas and resources to make small changes that really add up. At the end of the programme, we’ll meet again to hear how you got on, and the tips and tricks that helped you keep your kai in date and on your plate.
Bring your whānau, bring your friends and bring your flatties, and make every bite count!
Tickets are $10 per person for the three-week programme including the launch event in Arrowtown, dinner and drinks. All proceeds go to Kiwi Harvest.
Every Bite launches on Thursday, 8 May, at 6pm at the Athenaeum Hall, Arrowtonwn. Register at wastebusters.co.nz/events
Every Bite is part of the Ministry for the Environment’s National Food Waste Reduction programme. It is a collaborative programme that is being designed and delivered by Zero Waste Aotearoa, with the support of members from both Zero Waste Aotearoa and Environment Hubs Aotearoa.
