An interview with Selma Seddik, co-founder of InStock, Amsterdam
I speak with Selma Seddik, co-founder of InStock, Amsterdam...
29 May, 2018
Low-budget recipes from the most wasted food items in Europe
Recently I was commissioned by the organisation Feedback to produce 3 short videos – each one sharing with viewers a low-budget recipe made using some of the most widely wasted food items in Europe...
12 December, 2016
Dinner Exchange London – vegan recipes from surplus food
During the summer of 2015 the Dinner Exchange London did some catering for an event organised by UKTV. They were so enamoured by the organisation, and by Brigida - the co-founder and food anthropologist - that they wanted to commission the creation of a series...
01 March, 2016
ChicP – making hummus from surplus food
I’m a fan of making my own hummus, and am always varying the quantities of the ingredients to see how it impacts the final taste – adding a bit more of the water to smoothen it, or an extra squeeze of lemon to make it...
23 February, 2016
The Food We Waste: Visual Storytelling as a Form of Activism
In September 2015 I was invited by Professor and photographer Alessandra Capodacqua to NYU in Florence, Italy to give a talk to students, professors and local activists on my work and the topic of food waste....
02 January, 2016
Stop the Rot – a campaign for a fairer food system
The prevalence of avoidable food waste is not limited to any one community or country, nor any particular demographic – it’s a global issue, to which each and every one of us contributes, and the impact of which is felt the world over. We are...
01 December, 2015
Senza Spreco – fighting food waste in Florence, Italy
Recently I was invited to New York University's campus in Florence, Italy to give a lecture on the work I've done documenting the issue of food waste. While I was there I took the opportunity to meet up with representatives of a local organisation, Senza...
26 October, 2015
Disco Soup – fighting food waste while having fun
Raising awareness about an issue such as food waste can be a challenge – much like any other campaign calling on people to change their habits in order to address a social injustice or environment issue. But how do you get people to care about...
20 August, 2015
Introducing OLIO – The Food Sharing Revolution?
I’m Saasha, co-founder of OLIO, The Food Sharing Revolution. My business partner is Tessa, and together we are launching OLIO, a mobile app which connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses to exchange their edible surplus food....
18 July, 2015
An Introduction to Gleaning
The Gleaning Network, part of Feedback Global, is just one of the great initiatives documented for the Food Is project. The video shows work from 3 gleaning sessions - where on each occasion a dedicated team of volunteers came together to glean around 2-2.5 tonnes...
02 July, 2015