Beyond the aisles.
We all have a role to play when it comes to the issue of food waste — even what occurs outside of the household — but how do we take action against something we cannot always see?...
12 August, 2019
FoodCycle – Rescuing and Redistibuting Food Waste
I produced this multimedia piece – using video, photographs and audio recordings – with the intention of promoting the Food Is Wasted project – originally called “Food Is…” – while sharing some facts about food waste, and the great work FoodCycle was doing at the...
19 March, 2019
Turning food waste into cash.
Some forward-thinking individuals are turning food that might otherwise go to waste, into a source of revenue – here’s why…...
25 May, 2018
Margaret Ritchie MP, of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
In this episode I’m speaking to Margaret Ritchie, Member of Parliament for South Down in Northern Ireland, and a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee....
22 February, 2017
SOS NI – Rescuing fresh food and redistributing to those in need
In this episode I’m speaking to Pete Loughins from SOS Northern Ireland’s Food Programme, which gathers food and other goods from supermarkets that would otherwise go to waste, and redistributes them to other non-profit organisations which are providing frontline support to vulnerable members of the...
18 January, 2017
Fruta Feia – Giving farmers a fair price for their wonky veg
In this episode I’m speaking to a couple of people from Fruta Feia a co-operative with hubs around Portugal, that buys food from farmers that has been rejected by the retailers they supply, and would otherwise have gone to waste – selling this seasonal and...
26 December, 2016
ChicP – Hummus from Surplus Fruit and Vegetables
This first episode of the podcast - which was recorded just before Christmas, hence the references to Brussel sprouts and the festive season - introduces the work of Hannah McCollum who founded ChicP – a company that gathers food that would otherwise go to waste...
02 September, 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