So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in. What would you do to reduce food waste in just eat ita food. About the film just eat it is a 74minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue by peg leg films in partnership with british columbias knowledge network. The selfconfessed food fans set out two simple rules. Italian, spanish, french, greek, italian, croatian, polish, german. Just eat it is a documentary about a couple living on dumped. In just eat it, filmmakers feast for 6 months on discarded food. Two filmmakers decide to eat nothing but discarded foods and find out the hows, whys, and whats of wasted produce in our food delivery. Just eat it premieres on msnbc april 22nd at 10pm et. So how could we be throwing nearly half of it in the trash.
After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in north america, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise. These are the premises of just eat it, a food waste story, a documentary which shows that living on food rejected by the society is possible. Sep 23, 2015 a bout 54 minutes into the documentary just eat it. Aug 12, 2015 wed like to hear about projects that help reduce food loss and food waste from around the world. Follows a vancouver couple as they decide to eat only rescued food for six months. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in north america, they pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away. They must only eat discarded food or what friends and family make. According to one of the experts in their film, a quarter of all our grocery shopping ends up in the garbage. Just eat it plays tuesday, june 2, 7pm at the david brower center in berkeley. The italian recipe against food waste zero waste europe. Spread the word about your initiatives with guardianwitness published.
October 9, 2015 how much food do we waste every second. A food waste story in a world of plenty, food is always available. A bout 54 minutes into the documentary just eat it. They vow to stop buying groceries and for six months to survive exclusively on discarded food. On farm waste accounted for 37 percent of food waste in italy, while transport and distribution accounted for. Featuring interviews with author, activist, and ted lecturer tristram stuart, food waste expert dana gunders, and acclaimed author jonathan bloom, just eat it looks at our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes, and reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue in a cinematic story that is both. Carrying on the theme, the couple now turn their lenses on food waste. This is a worksheet with 10 fillintheblank questions that go along with the documentary, just eat it. As a followup, they turn their eye to food waste from farm to fridge. Apr 07, 2015 just eat it premieres on msnbc april 22nd at 10pm et. A food waste story follows director grant baldwin and producer jen rustemeyer as the couple embarks on a sixmonth journey into the world of food waste. Food waste distribution by industry italy 2015 statista. Just eat it demonstrates a widespread system of food waste.
Jen and grant dive into the chain of food waste from farm. As a market leader our brands connect millions of customers with more than 240,000 restaurant partners serving over 100 different cuisines, providing an unrivalled choice of food that people love. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in north america, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on. Grant baldwin, also the films director, is four months into a. Filmmakers and food lovers, jen and grant, dive into the issue of food.
A food waste story by filmmakers jen rustemeyer and grant baldwin followed by a root to stem lunch prepared by chef tim balen, the executive chef of berlin bistro. Msnbc food correspondent tom colicchio joins today on earth day to talk about a new film that explores the amount of food wasted in america daily. With grant baldwin, jenny rustemeyer, dana gunders, jonathan bloom. Filmmaker grant baldwin investigates food waste from the farm to the fridge. Moreover, 14 of italian forests serve just to absorb carbon dioxide produced as a result of food waste, in italy alone. Canedo, current coordinating chair of the uc berkeley food security committee and cochair of the uc system global food initiative food. Just eat it is a 74minute documentary film about food waste and food rescue by peg. Explore denmark, great britain, italy, greece and romania with us. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash. When 40% of the food being produced are not consumed but wasted, we earthlings should really ponder for ways to improve our ways of handling food in.
Apr 19, 2015 anthony bourdain just announced his next big film project, wasted. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in th. Already 4 international awards for wastecooking cinema documentary and series won. The documentary features canadian filmmakers grant baldwin and jenny rustemeyer who aim to. The food waste makes 40% of food production go to landfill and it represents a serious environmental, economic and moral issue. Canedo, current coordinating chair of the uc berkeley food security committee and cochair of the uc system global food initiative food access. A food waste story, someone stumbles onto an extraordinary find. Indeed, if food waste was a country, it has been calculated that it would be the third largest emitter of co2 worldwide, just behind the usa and china. Just eat it a food waste storys odyssey, at once humorous, horrifying, and hopeful, might have you looking differently at that little tupperware container youve forgotten about for weeks. Featuring interviews with author, activist, and ted lecturer tristram stuart, food waste expert dana gunders, and acclaimed author jonathan bloom, just eat it looks at our systemic obsession with. Just eat creating the worlds greatest food community. You can dumpster dive and cook up your findings at home just like the pros. Apr 08, 2015 the food waste makes 40% of food production go to landfill and it represents a serious environmental, economic and moral issue. On top of the consumer issues, is the widespread waste of the manufacturers, markets, etc.
A food waste story 2014 filmmaker grant baldwin investigates food waste from the farm to the fridge. Grant baldwin, also the films director, is four months into a sixmonth. The just eat it documentary was a product of jen rustemeyer and grant balwins desire to bring awareness to food waste. D uring this week of earth day celebration and appreciation, id like to share the trailer of a movie, just eat ita food waste movie, below, that truly sheds the light on food wastage in usa. Jun 01, 2015 just eat it plays tuesday, june 2, 7pm at the david brower center in berkeley.
Just eat it is a mustsee documentary about food waste in. This statistic shows the distribution of food waste in italy in 2015, by industry. Anthony bourdain just announced his next big film project, wasted. Oct 19, 2015 featuring interviews with author, activist, and ted lecturer tristram stuart, food waste expert dana gunders, and acclaimed author jonathan bloom, just eat it looks at our systemic obsession with. Mar 31, 2015 filmmakers and food lovers jen and grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. But our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes results in nearly 50% of it being thrown in the trash, this issue is having devastating consequences around the globe. There will be a postfilm conversation with dana frasz, founder and director of food shift, an organization dedicated to reducing food waste in the bay area, and ruben e. Founded in 2001, just eat is a pioneer of the online takeaway food delivery market and continues to lead innovation across the industry.
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