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Our new zero waste milk round in action | Shrewsbury Food Hub News

Mon 6 Dec 2021

Our new zero waste milk round in action!

Our new zero waste milk round with the Proper Good Dairy has been up and running for a few weeks now and it’s been a huge success! In this blog post we take you along with us on our afternoon milk round! We arrive at the beautiful farm in Acton Scott and the helpful team […]

COP 26 Why food waste needs to be on the climate change agenda | Shrewsbury Food Hub News

Fri 29 Oct 2021

COP 26: Why food waste needs to be on the climate change agenda

When we talk about the climate crisis, we tend to focus on power plants, transportation and industry. Food, and wasted food, often gets overlooked but according to an assessment by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 6.7 percent of all global greenhouse gases come from food waste. Today, an estimated one-third of all the food […]

Our new milk round | Shrewsbury Food Hub News

Thu 21 Oct 2021

Our new milk round!

From Monday 8th of November we will be collecting surplus milk from the wonderful Proper Good Dairy on a weekly basis. We’re looking for volunteers to help us with our exciting new zero-waste milk round! We’re really pleased to be working with this lovely local supplier, making sure none of the milk they produce goes […]

Join our award-winning volunteer team! | Shrewsbury Food Hub News

Tue 19 Oct 2021

Food hubs recognised as powerful tool to combat climate change

A third of all food produced globally is wasted. The global food system generates between 25-30% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions. The potential impact that reducing food waste can have on climate change was recognised at Sunday’s Earth Shot awards which saw the City of Milan win a 1m prize for their city-wide […]

World Food Day - A celebration of zero waste recipes! | Shrewsbury Food Hub News

Fri 15 Oct 2021

World Food Day at Shrewsbury Food Hub- a celebration of zero waste recipes!

Saturday 19th of October is world food day, a day which sees organisations from across the globe celebrate food. To mark the day we’re sharing all the brilliant ways the local community stop good food from going to waste. After all, what better way to celebrate and value food than by stopping it from going […]

Community fridges - helping is save and share more food | Shrewsbury Food Hub News

Mon 13 Sep 2021

Community fridges- helping us save and share more food!

You may have heard people talk about community fridges, but what exactly are they are why are they a powerful tool to reduce food waste and increase community resilience? What is a community fridge? A community fridge is a space where the local community can share surplus food, much like the Foodshare tables that run […]