New app pairs food with ‘soilmates’ to help combat waste
The dating-inspired tool matches fruit and veg that would otherwise be thrown away Swipe right – a new tool is helping the nation to combat food waste by finding ‘soilmates’ for their leftover veg. The site lets people choose the unwanted vegetables sitting in their fridge drawers and produces tasty and waste-free recipe suggestions which put […]
3 years ago
Supermarket cracks down on people breaking off broccoli stems to save money at the till
People have been left divided over whether this counts as theft A supermarket in Australia has issued a warning to shoppers who break the stems off broccoli before buying it in order to save money. Because customers pay for the vegetable based on its weight, by breaking off the stem which they don’t want to […]
4 years ago
France to ban plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables from January 2022
Will the UK follow suit? France intends to ban single-use plastics on fruit and vegetables from January 2022 in the hopes of slowing down the environmental collapse and addressing the catastrophic effect such materials have on the environment. 30 fruits and vegetables will be subject to a change in their packaging following the new rules […]
4 years ago
Vegan men fart seven times more than non-vegans, study finds
Vegans are smelly people, says science. A study has found that men on a primarily plant-based diet pass more gas than men who eat a meat-based diet. The same study also shows that those on a vegan diet have healthier gut bacteria and better overall colon health. The Study: The study, published in the Multidisciplinary […]
4 years ago
Millions of vegetables thrown away as labour shortages hit farms
Cauliflower and broccoli seem to be the worst hit Vegetable growers in Scotland are having to throw away millions of cauliflower and broccoli heads due to a shortage of farmworkers and lorry drivers, according to reports. The East of Scotland Growers (ESG) group, a farmers co-operative in Fife, has estimated that it has scrapped 3.5m […]
4 years ago
The vegetarian turned butcher who says eating meat helps the environment
Veggie to butcher is a not a well-worn route You’re probably familiar with former meat eaters becoming vegan or vegetarian, but what about those who’ve gone the other way? Glen Burrows was a vegetarian for 25 years, but is now a butcher. He says eating meat again has vastly improved his health, which was dwindling […]
6 years ago