2024 EcoPlay Challenge Food Stars workshops
Delivered thanks to Love Food Hate Waste
Six workshops at select Auckland City libraries, community centres, and schools.
Over 40 participants have actively taken at least one action to reduce food waste post-workshop
What People Are Saying
“I think your workshop really helped with general motivation and participation in initiatives that we are trying to establish/revive here, and it gave the kids new ideas to think about for action.
The kids have been more involved in growing our garden here at school
They are active leaders during Enviro lessons with their regular classes
We made the same soup with all the senior classes, and it was a great way to highlight how we can use leftover greens blended up
Our worm farm scrap collection is up and going now”
— Annie
“I set up a use-first shelf in the fridge, and we used it to plan our meals for the week, which was useful. Following on from that, when we were doing our menu planning for the week, we considered the products that would only be partially used, and planned remaining meals around that. e.g. We were going to make chicken and leek pie as leek had been cheap that week. As that uses sour cream, we then planned to make pumpkin soup for a meal, and have wedges with another meal so all the sour cream would be used up. The added bonus, our fridge now has less partially finished products in it. We are still using the 'eat me first' stickers for our easiyo yoghurt containers so we are reminded to finish that one before starting the next which is working well.
When we have extra apples, we have been stewing them to go with breakfast. I am also keeping an eye on the clearance fruit at the local fruit and vege shop so we can make use of that, too.”