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PhD on
#foodwaste
and fridges. All things food! she/her foodwastestories.com
Also illustrates the importance of reducing
#foodwaste
in the supply chain. We won't be so fussy about "wonky" veg when there is no veg
www.theguardian.com/food/2026/fe...
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‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say
Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or conflict, analysis finds
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/feb/23/uk-food-security-cyber-attack-riots-tinderbox-analysis?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Tal Lavin
4 days ago
furious at how absolutely shambolic culinary history is. it's wild that there are two completely divergent origin stories for the sloppy joe sandwich and apparently no documentary evidence for either!!!!
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Bodega Cats
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I found similar data for the UK for my blog about meat and food waste - "There is also an argument to be made about meat and dairy being a ‘waste’ of land"
foodwastestories.com/2026/02/03/f...
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frontorb
19 days ago
9 million pounds of potatoes. 0 waste. 🥔🇩🇪 In 2026, Germany’s "Kartoffel-Flut" saw 4,000 tons of surplus spuds saved from landfills and given to the public. A massive win for community logistics. 🏛️📈 Full Story: 🔗
frontorb.com/germany-dona...
#Germany
#FoodWaste
#FrontOrb
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Potato Solidarity: Why Germany Donated 9 Million Pounds
Why Germany donated 9 million pounds of potatoes in 2026: A deep dive into Osterland Agrar’s mission to turn market failure into solidarity.
https://frontorb.com/germany-donated-9-million-pounds-potatoes/
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Happy
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! Cardamom and pistachio pancakes with honey lime syrup, recipe by Noor Marud 🥞
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The Grocer
15 days ago
UK government planning a new and “ambitious”
#foodwaste
strategy It comes amid growing anger over the huge levels of waste from households and the supply chain
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No 10 stages talks on ‘ambitious’ new food waste strategy
Wrap gave prime minister Keir Starmer a physical representation of the problem in the form of a pack of potatoes left in the Downing Street fridge
https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/no-10-stages-talks-on-ambitious-new-food-waste-strategy/715041.article
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Margot Finn
8 days ago
Geography's 'combination of STEM, social science and arts and humanities can sit uneasily within university faculty systems, heightening the risk that we are dismantled into separate components.' 1/2
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The UK universities cutting geography have lost their bearings
From climate change to geopolitics, the knowledge, skills and insights of geographers have never been more relevant, say five professors
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/uk-universities-cutting-geography-have-lost-their-bearings
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Amy Hoy
9 days ago
douglas adams was our most accurate futurist
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Ozma
15 days ago
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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This is also so silly because everyone who buys and consumes it is still going to call it "milk"? It's like when Tupperware copyrighted their name but we all still call any random food containers "tupperware"
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Jeff, Stopping by Woods
20 days ago
Chocolate Tube Slime Mold.
#Newfoundland
, Canada. The slime mold is about 3cm high.
#myxomycete
#fungifriends
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Clear (and distressing) example of animal waste. 18 billion animals were found to be wasted every year, but I bet things like this weren't always counted. As I mention in the blog, animal mortalities on farms are excluded from most global measurements
foodwastestories.com/2026/02/03/f...
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Crass and, can't help thinking, quite greedy
#SixNations
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lauren
24 days ago
costco now selling british baked beans, a cultural turning point is approaching
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I have just written quite a personal blog about what doing food waste research means for consuming meat and dairy. Cartoon by my talented friend Erin!
foodwastestories.com/2026/02/03/f...
#foodstudies
#foodwaste
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Food waste is a meaty subject
In 2023, a group of Dutch researchers published a study with a shocking statistic: 18 billion animals are wasted globally every year. BILLION. Every year. I came across this paper last autumn while…
https://foodwastestories.com/2026/02/03/food-waste-is-a-meaty-subject/
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mindflakes
30 days ago
Ever tried boiled pasta? Not as crunchy but still good
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Cover Drive 🏏
about 1 month ago
Farage turned down EU funding for UK foodbanks, whilst happily drawing his salary for being an MEP.
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Marie Le Conte
about 1 month ago
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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Julie Doherty
about 1 month ago
We're putting pressure on Target to make a public statement against ICE because they've been silent despite violent abductions in their stores. People bought all their $0.89 cans of salt (melts ICE) and then immediately returned it (ICE still here). Time to disrupt a little bit of business.
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oneoneoneone
about 1 month ago
A load of onions washed up on the beach and someone rescued a load of them and ate them and things are kicking off on Facebook. Am now very invested in the sea-onion-saga.
#TeamOnion
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Emily Atkin
about 2 months ago
Food is not the only thing that determines your health. You also need healthy soil, clean water, and a livable climate. If the entire nation increases its consumption of meat and dairy, we will not have any of those latter three things.
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RFK Jr. forgot what makes us healthy
Healthy food is not healthy if it destroys the environment that produces it.
https://heated.world/p/the-problem-with-rfk-jrs-food-pyramid
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James Murray
about 2 months ago
That's a lot of food waste...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4523819...
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'Turn a double loss into a double win': Report calls on businesses to tackle $540bn global food waste bill
Retailers, food companies, and farmers urged to recognise food waste is a business critical issue
https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4523819/turn-double-loss-double-win-report-calls-businesses-tackle-usd540bn-global-food-waste
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My latest newsletter features the announcement that Samsung will display adverts on their smart fridges, my many attempts to perfect a Brussels sprout noodle recipe from Meera Sodha, and more. Save to use up leftover sprouts post-Christmas!
foodwastestories.com/2025/12/15/n...
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News and leftover Brussels sprout noodles
Would you like to have an advertising billboard in your kitchen? Samsung announced that it would be displaying adverts on its Family Hub smart fridge as part of a mandatory software update. The com…
https://foodwastestories.com/2025/12/15/news-and-leftover-brussels-sprout-noodles/
2 months ago
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Adam Schwarz
2 months ago
Ahmed al Ahmed, a Lebanese Muslim who owns a Sydney fruit shop, risked his life to disarm one of the Bondi Beach shooters. His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound. A true hero.
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Jane Casey
2 months ago
Overheard in the supermarket. Two teenagers. 1: 'Where's Dad?' 2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
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skáld
3 months ago
more like escargone
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James
3 months ago
ME: chef, i have fried the beans CHEF: WRONG. FRY THEM AGAIN.
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Morgan M Page
3 months ago
My new essay on mould, disorder, and trans life in the UK is out now in issue two of
@vittles.bsky.social
:
www.vittlesmagazine.com/p/vittles-is...
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Delighted to have been on this food anthropology podcast talking about my research!
www.anthrodish.com/episodes/emm...
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161: Are Our Fridges Designed for Food Waste? with Emma Atkins — AnthroDish
My guest this week, Emma Atkins, is here to explore the role that refrigeration has played in our food waste. Emma is a PhD researcher at the University of Bristol in the UK. Her research looks at how...
https://www.anthrodish.com/episodes/emmaatkins
3 months ago
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The Mall Krampus
3 months ago
Stopped at Costco for dishwasher pods, a brick-sized block gruyere, and a whole frozen duck
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Henry Mance
3 months ago
FT investigation: Tuna-fishing has among the worst working conditions of any fishing. If you buy tuna from a UK supermarket, you may be buying the product of modern slavery.
ig.ft.com/supermarket-...
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Michael Hobbes
3 months ago
Bought an immersion blender for the first time at age 43 and I can finally relate to this tweet
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Civil Eats
3 months ago
Nearly 350 gleaning operations throughout the U.S. are reducing waste and increasing food security at the community level, supported by the National Gleaning Project, which provides policy and legal support to local efforts.
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With Hunger on the Rise, Urban Gleaners Seek to Strengthen Local Food Security
Amid escalating food costs and cuts to food assistance, collecting surplus food offers an age-old solution.
https://civileats.com/2025/11/18/with-hunger-on-the-rise-urban-gleaners-seek-to-strengthen-local-food-security/
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Neon Genesis Ewangelion
3 months ago
discovered today that the main mother yeast my mum uses for her breads is older than i am, which is stunning to think about. i have eaten older entities than myself. disconcerting way to start the day
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Mollie Goodfellow
4 months ago
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
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With the news that Samsung smart fridges are going to start projecting adverts on the front screen, it's a really good time to listen to this podcast on how sociodigital futures are claimed and by whom. Who wanted this future for the fridge? Who is it benefitting?
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Jeremy Jenkins
6 months ago
Now that I’ve experienced receiving short-dated ingredients from suppliers, I always email beforehand to ask for the best before dates of the products I’m about to order. Today one replied: ‘The BBD is as follows: 05/08/25.’ Not sure if I should laugh or cry…
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Clodagh Tait
9 months ago
'It's you is it? What time do you call this? Am I made of sausages? Your brother had a smoothie and some overnight oats for breakfast, and look at you, taking all the black pudding, what about your poor father? And looking like what the cat dragged in, good thing you've no meetings today.'
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I have recently started a Substack to write about food/waste/fridges in culture, history and politics, as well as my own research and life with food generally. The next post comes out on Monday and is about how the fridge was brought into being nearly 100 years ago!
foodwastestories.substack.com
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Nicole Tersigni
9 months ago
when I chop up chocolate covered pretzels to sprinkle on top of my peanut butter and banana toast
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Marie Le Conte
10 months ago
having a mini magnum on the balcony for breakfast, for medical reasons
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Jerry Chen
10 months ago
dropped my egg & kimchi breakfast taco and accidentally made a michelin star plating?
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Spoon & Tamago
10 months ago
This wrapping paper turns everything into bread 🥖 Created by Japanese designer Ippei Tsujio
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Foodrise
10 months ago
“My foodbank is forced to throw away 20% of our donations,” reveals an anonymous food pantry worker for
@Metro.co.uk
– detailing her experiences of dealing with supermarkets’ waste. We’re clear: food redistribution isn’t the answer to tackling food waste or food poverty.
metro.co.uk/2025/05/06/f...
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I'm a foodbank volunteer and have to throw away 20% of our donations
There's a simple solution.
https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/06/foodbank-forced-throw-away-20-donations-23009942/
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Hannah Gardiner (they/them)
10 months ago
Interested in
#Food
&
#CreativeMethods
?
@foodgeog.bsky.social
are holding a 1.5 day workshop to explore how creativity is being used across food geographies June 19th & 20th in Bristol, only £6 to attend!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rgs-ibg-fo...
#AcademicSky
#FoodGeo
#FoodSystems
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RGS-IBG Food Geography away day
This year’s Food Geography away day will be held in Bristol to spark ideas and collaborations in advance of the annual conference.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rgs-ibg-food-geography-away-day-tickets-1321151693279
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Foodrise
11 months ago
🙌 Incredible turnout at our House of Commons event for the launch of our new report: ‘Used By – How businesses dump waste on food charities’. A huge thanks to Wera Hobhouse MP, Sharon Hodgson MP, and our amazing panel for their insightful contributions! Read the report:
feedbackglobal.org/used-by
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Wera Hobhouse MP
11 months ago
Fantastic to co-sponsor
@feedbackglobal.bsky.social
's report launch this morning👏 Shockingly, 10m tonnes of food is wasted in the UK annually. While redistributing surplus food helps in the short term, only tackling the root causes of food poverty and over-production can overcome this challenge.
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Very grateful to have been given the opportunity to help write this report with
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