It begins with your grocery list.
Each year, an astonishing $31 billion dollars of food is wasted in Canada, with almost half of this wasted at home. The good news is, if we plan better we can save money, keep food out of landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions!
March 16, make a ripple, join a wave, and create a better world by learning all about how you can reduce food waste, at the Love your Leftovers Festival.
- Hear from filmmaker Jenny Rustemeyer, about what it was like to make the highly entertaining and eye-opening food waste documentary “Just Eat It” (12pm-1pm at the Michael Smith Laboratories Lecture Theatre). Attend the screening and you'll have the chance to win a doorprize filled with goodies including a $100 SPUD giftcard, produce bags to keep your fruits & veggies fresh, Waste Not, Want Not cookbook and more (total value over $250). Spaces are limited, so register online.
- Learn how to love your leftovers at a cooking demo with UBC Food Services Chef Steve Golob, who will be teaching guests how to stretch ingredients, reuse leftovers and save money. Stop by for the show, stay for the free samples! (12:30pm to 1:30pm in front of the UBC Bookstore).
- Stop by the UBC Bookstore for the ultimate lunch ‘n learn at our Zero Waste Food Truck Festival. Share great food with your friends and learn how to properly sort and reduce your waste (11:30pm to 2:00pm)
- Peruse the booth fair and meet the groups tackling food waste and food security issues on and off campus (11:30pm to 2:00pm)
We hope to see you there!