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Love Food Hate Waste fund – submit your idea by Friday
27 September, 2016
Love Food Hate Waste fund – submit your idea by Friday
On average about a quarter of all
food purchased ends up in the rubbish bin, bag or compost
costing householders around $500 a year in uneaten items.
Auckland Council’s first ever Love Food Hate Waste Fund closes this
week (Friday 30 September) so act quick to submit your idea
to prevent or reduce food waste.
Need some inspiration? Auckland’s first community-led Love Food Hate Waste events ran this month:
Jess Niemak from financial literacy group Gene Now ran two Love Food Hate Waste events in Glen Innes with a money saving theme.
In partnership with local group G-FIT (Growing Financial Independence in Tamaki) Jess ran a money-saving stall. This focused on saving money in the kitchen using the Love Food Hate Waste resources.
The second event had a twist with local ladies from different cultures coming together to share their staple foods and tips. Each participant shared a recipe and told a few stories about their country and why their dish was important to their culture. Everyone had a go chopping, dicing, tasting and rolling roti while talking about how food can be used not wasted!
If you fancy running an event like this for your community make sure you get your application in for the council’s Love Food Hate Waste fund. Whether it’s running a jam making workshop, chef demonstration or scheme in a school or business don’t hesitate to apply. As long as your event or project encourages others to prevent or reduce food waste you could get support!
It is ideal for community groups, schools and individuals needing financial support for innovative food waste prevention projects or initiatives.
Suitability of ideas can be discussed with our friendly team of Wastewise advisors through wastewise@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Please note, that the fund is designed to prevent food waste, not solutions to deal with food waste already binned. Funding applications for composting and Bokashi can be made through the Waste Minimisation Innovation Fund.
More information on Love Food Hate Waste can be found here.
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