There's a way to eliminate food waste
There are innovative ways to stem food waste. A man walks past served meals made with 'wasted' produce deemed unsuitable by food stores because of their appearance, during an event against food waste,...
View ArticleThousands turn up in Greek capital Athens to eat vegetables and fruit...
Thousands of Athenians have turned up to consume more than a ton of fruit and vegetables rejected by stores in an event that highlights the waste of food in advanced societies. ......
View ArticleMore than a ton of rejected fruit and vegetables handed out at Athens event
Thousands of Athenians have turned up to consume more than a ton of fruit and vegetables rejected by stores in an event...
View ArticleOver a ton of rejected fruit, vegetables feed Athenians
Thousands of Athenians have turned up to consume more than a ton of fruit and vegetables rejected by stores in an event that highlights the waste of food in advanced societies. Despite the overcast...
View ArticleClonakilty serves up free feast of rescued food
A mish-mash of ingredients – including yoghurt, green beans, tomatoes, carrots, onions and coriander – were whipped into a “rescued food feast” in Clonakilty at the weekend and the results served up...
View ArticleAn Athenian Grill
Tuesday 25 August, 2015 Launched in July 2015, Suvlaki is a sleek, modern, fast casual restaurant serving delicious Greek street food suvlaki. The Athenian grill house will provide Soho with a unique...
View ArticleAthens Airport CEO presents ‘Speak Athenian’ campaign at ACES
Over 140 top executives from air transport, the financial sector and the tourism industry took part in the third Airport Chief Executives Symposium (ACES), an Athens International Airport initiative,...
View ArticleCanadian grocer will sell ugly fruits and vegetables at a discount
Loblaws is taking a fabulous step toward reducing food waste that will benefit shoppers, farmers, and the planet. Canada’s largest grocery retailer has set an exciting new precedent in the war against...
View ArticleColor your plate with fruits and vegetables
Do you feel like getting your children to eat fruits and vegetables is a losing battle? If so, you’re not alone. Children commonly prefer just a few select fruits and vegetables and are hesitant to try...
View ArticleAfter 20 years of cutting waste, feeding the needy, food bank keeps up good...
It’s 8 a.m. and the atmosphere on a side street in the town of Kryoneri, just north of Athens, is intense. Trucks are coming and going, emptied and filled. It’s the moment when two worlds, providers...
View ArticleA late Athenian winter
Winter has landed behind schedule in Athens WINTER ROLLED into Athens this week. In true Greek style, it arrived horrendously late and all of a sudden. Last week we were walking around in T-shirts....
View ArticleAthenian Wealth: Millions of Silver Coins Stored in Parthenon Attic
Millions of silver coins may have been stored in the attic of the Parthenon,one of the most famous structures from the ancient world, a research team says. The attic of the Parthenon is now destroyed...
View ArticleCity Fruit harvested almost 14 tons of unused fruit from Seattle's urban...
This organization aims to reclaim the urban orchard and protect fruit trees in the city as a valuable community resource. Starting about mid-summer, and running all the way through autumn, many...
View ArticleHalf Your Plate Program Launches to Consumers to Encourage Consumption of...
OTTAWA, Jan. 12, 2015 /CNW/ - The Canadian Produce Marketing Association and its partners are proud to launch Half Your Plate, a new healthy eating initiative, across Canada this week. Half Your Plate...
View ArticleGreek crisis prompts a rethink on food waste
Athens (AFP) - With little end to their economic misery in sight, Greeks are finding inventive ways to feed the poor while also fighting waste -- a movement that is chipping away at traditional...
View ArticleCommissioner Announces Recipients for Feed My School For a Week Program...
(Source: Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association) Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black recently announced the five schools selected to participate in the third "Feed My School for a...
View ArticleAn Athenian Christmas
It’s about the people you love, not the things you are told to love Christmas preparations are in full swing in Athens. As with most other occasions here, things tend to start off slowly before...
View ArticleSupermarkets Waste Tons Of Food As They Woo Shoppers
5:09 PM ET i i Ready-to-eat meals found in the prepared food aisle are a growing source of waste, as it is difficult to re-use meals that aren't sold but are fully cooked. Kristofor Husted/Harvest...
View ArticleFresh ‘Boroume’ campaign seeks to put surplus fruit to good use
Orange trees lend splashes of color to her garden. Year after year, after filling the neighborhood with the fragrance of their blossoms, they grow heavy with fruit, waiting to be harvested. Zina...
View ArticleStudy shows no increased waste in fruits and vegetables after implementation...
(Source: Baylor College of Medicine) In a study that compared food waste in elementary school cafeterias before and after the implementation of the new school lunch guidelines, researchers at the...
View ArticleJamie Oliver leads drive to buy misshapen fruit and vegetables
Asda to sell produce at discount in national trial starting end of January in drive to cut down on food waste...
View ArticleThese ugly fruits and vegetables reject the beauty standards that waste 6...
Pity the ugly vegetable. Over 6 billion pounds of fresh produce are left unharvested or unsold every year, and much of it is wasted for a ridiculous reason: the...
View ArticleNikita Patiniotis defines Athenian cuisine for Context Travel, Part One (Video)
In this case, to define is a literal use of the word. Nikita weaves his tour through the narrow streets of Monastiraki to taste Greece. “In Greece, food is an excuse to meet friends,” explains Nikita,...
View ArticleComing Soon: A Summer Of Ugly Fruits And Vegetables
If you're like me, when you're buying fruits and vegetables to cook or make a salad with, you seek the most aesthetically appealing examples: the unblemished apple, the bright-red tomato, the zesty...
View Article'Ugly' fruits and vegetables the supermarkets reject
Picture perfect: Supermarkets have strict rules for what produce they will accept. Grocery shoppers are discerning folks. Every day, in every suburb, they stand before pallets of produce, feeling...
View ArticleTwo tons of rejected vegetables feed 5,000 Greeks
More than 5,000 Greeks have eaten over 2 tons of fruit and vegetables rejected by food stores in an event that...
View ArticleGreeks eat tons of rejected vegetables
Chefs serve a free meal made up of rejected produce in Greece. Photo: AFP Thessaloniki, Greece: More than 5000 Greeks have eaten more...
View ArticleGreeks feast on tons of rejected vegetables
Making good use of "waste": Chefs serve a free meal made up of rejected produce in Greece. Photo: AFP Thessaloniki, Greece: More than 5000...
View Article2 tons of rejected vegetables feeds 5,000 Greeks
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — More than 5,000 Greeks have eaten over 2 tons of fruit and vegetables rejected by food stores in...
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