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Heather 27 November 2024 Featured Posts, Food Cluster

Sustainable seafood: making things possible

There are, after all, not so many fish in the sea, says Michael Farquar, CEO of the Two Oceans Aquarium. We have hopelessly mismanaged the ocean and its resources. But to some extent, we can put back the clock, as…

nicktf 5 April 2024 Featured Posts, Ocean Cluster

EVERY MOUTHFUL COUNTS

The scale of what we waste is eye-watering. Globally, an estimated 1,3bn tonnes of food is wasted each year. Every bit of every plant and protein that comes into our kitchens represents resources: all have taken energy, and water, and…

nicktf 27 March 2024 Featured Posts, General, Ocean Cluster

Keeping waste out of landfill

A landfill crisis is looming in Cape Town, as it is in every urban centre. The municipality has drawn a line in the sand in a number of ways , including banning organic waste from landfill by 2027. It’s not…

nicktf 6 March 2023 Featured Posts, Food Cluster

The surprising power you and I have to solve the climate crisis

We came across this really interesting TED talk from sharing economy entrepreneur, Tessa Clarke, the brains behind the Olio app which facilitates free sharing of household “stuff”. Payoff line: It’s time to share more, care more, and waste less. We…

nicktf 16 January 2023 Featured Posts, General

‘Waste not, want not’ – or not?

Back in the days of our post-war grandmothers, clever frugality was a virtue. Wastefulness – of time, energy or goods – was a sign of poor character. My, how things have changed. We’ve normalised wastefulness. Single-use packaging fills our wheelie…

Sustainable seafood: making things possible

EVERY MOUTHFUL COUNTS

Keeping waste out of landfill

The surprising power you and I have to solve the climate crisis

‘Waste not, want not’ – or not?

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