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SFYN Netherlands Saved 111,000 kg of Potatoes

3 July 2020 Lianne de Bie

Last Saturday the Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) Netherlands proclaimed National Potato Mountain Day. At no less than 11 locations throughout the Netherlands, consumers could buy potatoes for a small fee, which would otherwise be used for a much lower value as animal feed or biogas. What a shame! With dozens of SFYN’ers, enthusiastic volunteers …

25TH APRIL: DIGITAL WORLD DISCO SOUP DAY

24 April 2020

Amid the corona crisis, Slow Food Youth Network invites the world to band together and join the fight against food waste and food insecurity The Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) is challenging everybody passionate about our earth to be an at-home food waste activist this weekend. From chefs and journalists to grandmas and school kids, SFYN …

Slow Food Recommends: Ideas for Your Slow Weekend at Home

24 April 2020 Indre Anskaityte

Almost every country in the world has been hit by the #COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people were urged to stay at their homes, practicing social distancing. More than a month at home without many contacts or even a possibility to enjoy spring at parks or nature blooming has been hard for many. We want to …

World Disco Soup Day COVID19 Update: New Format, Same Goal – SFYN’s Annual Protest against Food Waste Carries on Spreading Positivity amid the Crisis

30 March 2020 David McKenzie, Slow Food Youth Network

In light of the COVID19 pandemic, the Slow Food Youth Network has had to make a tough decision to cancel all public events planned for World Disco Soup Day 2020. However, that doesn’t mean that the world’s funniest fight against food waste is not taking place! World Disco Soup Day (WDSD) 2020 is still happening …

Slow Food Youth Network Fights Food Waste Around the World

18 March 2020

Old and young come together to fight food waste and climate change on World Disco Soup Day “Let’s rescue some food and also some knowledge!” That’s the rallying cry from Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) this March, as their fourth annual World Disco Soup Day (on April 25th) takes on an extra dimension this year …

#FoodforChange – 7 Golden Rules to Fight Waste

19 October 2018

As horrible pictures and videos of swamps of rubbish and the consequences of treating our planet as a tip have grabbed attention this year, many have become more sensitive to waste sand plastic pollution. Calls to ban straw and plastic bags in many countries show a positive change in how people are thinking about waste. …

Chefs Committed to Food Sustainability Gather at Slow Food Nations in The Spirit Of #foodforchange

13 July 2018

Our food system is responsible for 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. By inspiring people around the world to be more mindful about food, chefs are paying tribute to Earth’s bounty. This edition of Slow Food Nations welcomes cooks particularly committed to supporting the theme of the event, #foodforchange. Food for Change is the revolution that …

World Disco Soup Day 2018: How 20 tonnes of food waste made people and the planet happy for a day!

5 June 2018 David McKenzie

On every other day, the sight of 20 000 kilograms of food, enough to fill a huge shipping container, would cause sadness and shock. On the 28th of April, though, it got tens of thousands of people all over the world to celebrate, dance and eat together! All in the name of World Disco Soup …

World Disco Soup Day 2018 is Almost Here!

24 April 2018 Simone Luijckx

The big day is almost upon us! The incredible moment for (young) food activists to fight food waste all over the world, is almost here! World Disco Soup Day is this weekend! So far, we are expecting more than 90 events worldwide! Chefs, volunteers, activists, and farmers will collect, chop, cook and dance from Japan to …

Halloween Special: Pumpkin Waste, Trick or Treat?

31 October 2017

It’s that time of year again, and across much of the Western world today millions of children will be carving pumpkins and going from door to door on the hunt for candy. And what’s even scarier than ghosts and witches? Food waste. While around a third of all food produced globally goes to waste, this …