School kids take over Borough Market and cook up waste food to highlight food poverty

Children with chef hats on outside Borough Market
These little chefs are taking over Borough Market for one day only (Picture: School Food Matters)

Food poverty is a very real problem in the UK.

Recent statistics estimate that almost two million Brits are malnourished, as a result of not being able to afford to buy enough food, according to the World Bank.

Many of those suffering are families, with parents starving themselves so that their kids can have a meal.

In an effort to highlight how much food is thrown away every year, pupils from four schools in the Southwark area in London will be taking over Borough Market in London Bridge tomorrow (4 February), cooking up a storm of food that would otherwise go to waste.

The annual Winter Sale, as it’s known, aims to educate children about food poverty, as well as teach them cooking and entrepreneurial skills and is hosted the School Food Matters’ Young Marketeers programme.

These little chefs took part in two workshops earlier this year at Bread Ahead and Borough Market, working together to create their own recipes of vegetable-based soups, as well as bake warm ciabatta loaves – now to be sold in their stall.

Kids serving up soap at Borough Market
The kids will be selling soups made from their own recipes (Picture: School Food Matters)

The event will run for one day only for two hours, between noon and 2pm, and everything on the menu is made from surplus and seasonal ingredients.

All proceeds from sales will go to FareShare, a charity that tackles food waste in the UK and redistributes leftover produce to 1,960 towns and cities across the country.

Fancy lunch with a difference? Swing by the stall, located in the Green Market section of the hall, with every pound raised ensuring that a vulnerable family in London enjoys four meals.

Some people might rightly be concerned about the amount of plastic and paper that is used to serve up food to hungry tourists and locals every day, however none of the rubbish from Borough Market goes to landfill.

All cardboard, paper, plastic, glass and wood is recycled, and the food waste goes to an anaerobic digestion plant, where it’s developed into power, fertiliser and water.

‘With topics such as waste and climate change high on the agenda for young people – particularly in the last year – events like this are becoming increasingly important for the next generation of Londoners,’ said Hatty Cary, community engagement manager at Borough Market.

‘By teaching young people where their food has come from, how to grow it and what to make with it while also giving them an awareness of food waste, we hope to inspire young people to take a more sustainable approach to their food in the future.’

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source https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/03/school-kids-take-borough-market-cook-waste-food-highlight-food-poverty-12174132/
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