King’s charity reveals next round of food waste workshops

The King’s charity has marked Stop Food Waste Day by launching a new round of the food education programme it developed in collaboration with Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty.

Food for the Future, run by The King’s Foundation, aims to encourage secondary school pupils to play a part in reducing food waste and learning how the food cycle works.

Oliver has devised recipes and hacks to help the teenagers limit food waste at home.

“Understanding where food comes from, how it’s grown and the impact it has on communities and the planet is so vital in helping us better understand how the food choices we make can have a positive impact on the planet,” he said.

“Combining food education and sustainability is really unique to this programme, and I have developed a series of recipes, tips and hacks to show the kids taking part how to make their food go further so they can limit food waste at home, which is not only good for the planet but it’s good for the wallet too.”

School groups in Scotland can now apply for one of four places in the latest round of workshops, which begin in September.

Catriona Donaldson, horticulture and sustainable food systems curriculum manager for The King’s Foundation, said: “Reducing food waste is key to mitigating climate change and those who participate in the programme will be given the opportunity to make tangible links to the UN sustainability goals.

“Pupils can look forward to fascinating industry visits, and handson workshops here at Dumfries House which explore how the food system works, how it impacts the environment and how to better champion sustainable practices.”

Stop Food Waste Day is an annual global awareness day dedicated to reducing food waste. Around 1.3 billion tonnes of food are left unused every year around the globe — around a third of all food produced — and tackling this offers the opportunity to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by up to 10 per cent, the Foundation said.

Schoolgroupshaveuntilmay 17 to email dh.education@ kings-foundation.org to apply.