Food Waste – The Cutting Edge

In praise of all manner of food waste prevention initiatives we bring you FOOD WASTE – THE CUTTING EDGE.

Come and meet like-minded individuals and organisations across the county for a day of innovation, inspiration and action planning.

Proposed Agenda

09.30 am Registration / Refreshments

10:00 am Welcome & setting the scene

– Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council

– Annette Dentith, Principal Waste Manager, Devon County Council

10:15 am Jen Gale talks about A Sustainable Life

10:30 am Workshop Session #1

Choose from;

A) Cooking lunch from surplus with Food in Community

B) The Abundance Project with founder Anne-Marie Culhane

C) Setting up Olio & Too Good To Go in your neighbourhood

11:30 am Tea / Coffee

11:45 pm WRAP’s TRiFOCAL project

12:15 pm ECOWASTE 4 FOOD #1

Panel session on the draft ECOWASTE 4 FOOD Action Plan including the following proposed actions:

– Gleaning

– The Pig Idea

– Too Good To Go

– Love Food Hate Waste skills programme

– Devon Food Waste Strategy

12:30 pm Lunch from surplus ingredients – thanks to Food in Community

13:30 pm ECOWASTE 4 FOOD #2

Time to contribute to the ECOWASTE 4 FOOD Action Plan

13:45 pm Workshop Session #2

Choose from;

D) Fermenting vegetables with Okehampton’s Harvest Workers’ Co-op

E) Setting up a surplus community café with CAG Devon & Waste Not Café – Ilfracombe

F) Setting up a Community Fridge with Jen Gale

14:45 pm Tea / Coffee

15:00pm Personal Action Planning

15:15 pm Summing up

15:30 pm Close

Lunch made from surplus ingredients is included. Please bring a container with you to take home any leftovers.

Crediton is accessible by train from Exeter and there is a large car park at the far end of Church Lane which is available for users of the Boniface Centre. Please carshare where possible.

Get in touch with Emma Croft if you would like any more details on the event via emma.croft@devon.gov.uk or 01392 383159.

There is still space available for exhibitors.