Waste Not Want Not – September Update

September 20, 2013

Operation Farm’s Waste Not Want Not project has been running for nearly a month now. We’ve been super busy, here’s a run down of what’s been going on…

Tameside Youth event
Saturday 7th September 2013

147 fruit kebabs
Mr Pickles our wonderful scarecrow was created
A good opportunity to showcase and discuss the Hyde Park community orchard
Comments from a parent “My kids love fruit more than me, it’s not them you need to convince it’s me. But I really like the way you’ve done that fruit kebab, I might try it.”.

Mossley Horticulture Show
Saturday 14th September 2013

What was cooked
- Red lentil & tomato soup
- Watercress soup
- Courgette & garlic soup
- Beetroot and carrot salad
- Guacamole
- Carrot & almond salad
- Yogurt, mint & honey dip
- Crudités
- Bread & garlic sticks
- Courgette cake
127 people watched the cook off
120+ entries in the horticulture show
35kg of locally grown donated vegetables – including broad beans, runner beans, curly kale, herbs, new potatoes, courgettes
200+ attended the event
Lots of interest and questions about vegan food, gluten free options, seasonality and local suppliers
Woodland activities – cooked on an open fire, melted chocolate in a hollowed out pumpkin. Kids dipped fruit sticks into the melted chocolate
60 people helped us to create 40 beautiful sparkly fruit sculptures which will adorn the orchard at the Harvest Event in October

People First Tameside
Preserves workshop

42Kg recycled glass jars
19kg donated veg
33kg fruit collected
23 people attended
Home-made bread, scones and cakes donated
Sainsburys & Tesco donated over £40 of store cupboard ingredients
Comment – “really enjoyed all of the session, the food was lovely and I’ve got a very full belly!”

Compost workshops at Hyde Park Community Orchard and New Charter Housing