Canadians waste over $15 billion worth of food at home each year. In Metro Vancouver alone, households generate about 190,000 tonnes of food waste annually. We can do better!
The Love Your Leftovers festival is taking place on March 16 from 11:30am to 2:00pm at the UBC Bookstore Plaza and Lee Square. The festival is part of the Ripple Effect, UBC’s annual sustainability campaign.
Chef Steve Golob from UBC Food Services will give a cooking demonstration and talk on how to stretch ingredients and repurpose leftovers. Groups from on and off campus will share information and tips on how to address food waste and tackle food insecurity.
Filmmaker Jenny Rustemeyer will talk about her smash hit food waste documentary “Just Eat It” at the Michael Smith Laboratories Lecture Theatre at 12:00pm.
More information can be found online.