The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Food project fills bellies not bins
A team of volunteers in Rosyth is hosting Scotland’s third Real Junk Food Project.
The initiative, founded by social entrepreneur Adam Smith, is part of a global network of cafés that rescue food destined for landfill and turn it into meals served on a “pay as you feel” basis.
Inspired by the concept, the team in Rosyth cook “junk food meals” from 5pm to 7pm every Thursday.
Diners are treated to three courses made from food rescued from landfill. Fruit and vegetables from the nearby community orchard and gardens are also available to take home, along with waste food from supermarkets and businesses.
Karen Dorrat, food project manager at Rosyth Community Hub, said: “We are delighted to officially become part of this project bringing people together over a tasty hot meal using perfectly edible food that would otherwise have been thrown away.”
Sharon Wilson, a member of the board that oversees the work of the hub, added: “Approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food being produced in the world gets discarded every year.
“That simply does not make sense and we are pleased to be doing our bit to help. We hope to inspire others to follow suit.”
The hub has rescued more than 1,000kg of waste food since April this year and served more than 100 community meals.
Volunteer Will Little said: “Food waste isn’t something I gave much thought too until I was down on my luck and needed to.
“Being a depression and anxiety sufferer, the hub also showed me that people care about each other and the world and I literally feel the hub and its projects saved me.”