Save food
Kari, Teddie, Xinyi, Femke
IntroductionHello! We are Femke, Kari, Teddie and Xinyi. Here is a small video where we introduce ourself;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2Lbv4vpVfg&feature=youtu.be |
Our ideasWe have a few ideas to discuss this topic.
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Femke Rouwen
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kari Hendriksen
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Teddie Sars
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Tips |
Kari |
Mother Kari |
Father Kari |
Start with smaller portions |
sometimes |
always |
sometimes |
Leave no food behind |
never |
never |
never |
Buy only the amount what you need |
does not apply |
always |
sometimes |
Don´t be prejudiceded |
always |
sometimes |
always |
check your fridge |
sometimes |
sometimes |
sometimes |
first in, first out |
does not apply |
does not apply |
does not apply |
understand dates |
always |
always |
always |
compost |
does not apply |
does not apply |
does not apply |
Donate the surplus |
sometimes |
sometimes |
sometimes |
Comparison |
India |
India |
The Netherlands |
The Netherlands |
Question/statement |
Yes/no |
Explaination |
yes/no |
Explaination |
Do you donate food? |
yes |
We give food to people that need it and cannot feed their entire family. |
Yes |
We give food to the food bank, an organization that collects food, and give them in retreat for a little payment to people who can't afford to buy food next to their bills. |
Do you offer food? |
yes |
We offer our food to temples. |
no |
There is in the church an offer point, where you can offer food. It is not mandatory. |
Do you give food to animals/pets? |
yes |
We give crumbs to pigeons and crows on the street. People come outside to watch the birds. |
yes |
We give certain leftovers to our pets, for example to cats and dogs. Of course, we make sure the food is not dangerous for the pet. |
Do you regrow food? |
yes |
We regrow our vegetables, not with the seeds because that has a disappointing effect, but we Take a cabbage, lettuce, or leafy green from the store, fill it with cold water and add the vegetable. |
yes |
We do not likely regrow our food, but we do have compost, which means that we recycle our food, and is therefore quite alike to regrowing vegetables. |
Do you throw food away? |
yes |
We pray for our food, and we are grateful, but after all, people still throw food away. Also, people do not eat food that isn’t good looking, but the taste might still be the same. In especially festivals, lots of food is thrown away |
yes |