Food Know How

Food Know How – A Recipe for Taste, Not Waste:  a household food waste reduction program to be rolled out in Moreland from October 2015 – April 2016.

Across Melbourne wasted food makes up between 40-50% of the average household waste bin. This equates, for the average household, to throwing away about $2,000 in food each year.

Moreland has joined with Darebin, Maribrynong, Whittlesea and Yarra Councils, with funding from the Victorian Government’s Metropolitan Local Government Waste and Resource Recovery Fund, to target household food waste. Food waste is a key action area in Council's Waste and Litter Strategy 2014-2017 with an aim to reduce the amount collected, as part of Waste Service kerbside collections, and sent to landfill. 

The Food Know How program empowers people with the knowledge to assist them in reducing the amount of food waste they generate at home, while also giving them some useful tips and practices to help save money when it comes to buying food.

Joining the Food Know How Program as a member is FREE and open to residents of the participating Councils (including their staff). 

Membership means you'll have access to:

• Attendance at a series of free workshops with a celebrity chef to learn top tips on preparing, cooking and storing food to avoid waste.
• Chance to win a great range of prizes
• Access to handy tips and tools to help reduce food waste like menu planners, storage guides and loads more.
• A free kitchen caddy to help you measure your weekly food waste
• Share food saving tips, secrets and ideas with other Food Know How members

TO JOIN OR FIND OUT MORE:

WRITE - info@foodknowhow.org.au

VISIT - www.foodknowhow.org.au

Call - 9426 1414

Food Know How is a food waste reduction program that was jointly designed and developed by Yarra City Council and Cultivating Community with funding from the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group.