Sarah Brosnahan
Going Waste-Free in 2023: Out & About
At the beginning of this year, we set out to explore simple and tangible changes we can all make when it comes to reducing waste around...
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Michal Garvey
- Nov 1
- 3 min
Aotearoa gets a food waste definition
The Ministry for the Environment has today released a definition of food loss and waste for Aotearoa. This is a long-awaited definition...
Sarah Brosnahan
- Sep 28
- 4 min
International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2023
On 29 September 2023 signifies the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW). It is a day to stop and reflect on the...
Sarah Brosnahan
- Jul 28
- 2 min
Recipe: Foodprint Matariki Salad Recipe
This year the Foodprint team celebrated Matariki with a shared vegan office lunch made from plant-based foods representative of the...
Sarah Brosnahan
- Jul 27
- 2 min
Living Plastic-Free with Ethically So
This Plastic Free July, we talked with a friend of Foodprint who is making change here in Aotearoa when it comes to helping more people...
Sarah Brosnahan
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Mānawatia a Matariki
A time to gather, a time to feast and a time to give thanks for the abundance of kai and the environment from which it is grown. Matariki...
Sarah Brosnahan
- Jul 3
- 1 min
Plastic Free July Checklist
Over 300 million people from all around the globe are taking on the Plastic Free July challenge. Choosing to say no to single-use...
Sarah Brosnahan
- May 24
- 1 min
Seasonal Eats: Carrots
The winter months are here and bring with them an abundance of carrots! Carrots are believed to originate in Persia. They get their...
Sarah Brosnahan
- May 16
- 2 min
Use-by vs Best-before dates - do you know the difference?
One of the big issues we see in the food waste space, is people mistaking best-before dates for use-by dates, resulting in perfectly...
Sarah Brosnahan
- Mar 10
- 2 min
Going waste-free in 2023 - In The Bathroom
This is the second blog post in our Waste-Free 2023 series. The series looks at changes we can make in our daily lives to reduce our...
Sarah Brosnahan
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Climate change hits different when it’s lapping at your feet
The floods experienced in Auckland and much of the north island over the last few weeks are a stark reminder that climate change is here...
Sarah Brosnahan
- Jan 11
- 4 min
Going waste-free in 2023
The start of a fresh new year always offers us the chance to pause and reflect on what we are going to do differently during this next...
Michal Garvey
- Dec 8, 2022
- 4 min
Creating a waste-free Christmas
The holiday season is here and while it is a great time to connect with friends and family, it can also be a great time for waste...
Michal Garvey
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
COP27 Key Takeaways
COP27 has come to a close in Egypt. While much of the media attention has focussed on the new “Loss and Damage” fund aimed at helping...
Michal Garvey
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
Questions to ask before you purchase this Black Friday
As the holiday season rolls around, so too does the annual festival of mass consumption - Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Black Friday...
Michal Garvey
- Sep 9, 2022
- 2 min
Seasonal Eats: Tangelo
Tangelos are a spring fruit, in season from September to December. They’re a hybrid fruit, occurring both deliberately and naturally....
Michal Garvey
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
Seasonal Eats: Fennel
I think fennel is one of the most underrated vegetables there is. It's got different textures in the one vegetable and it's so...
Michal Garvey
- Jul 16, 2022
- 2 min
Seasonal Eats: Tamarillos
One of my favourite winter fruits, tamarillos are simultaneously tangy and sweet. Tamarillo's peak season is June to August, so now is...
Michal Garvey
- Jul 1, 2022
- 5 min
What I learnt during Plastic Free July 2021
For Plastic Free July in 2021, I took it to the extreme and set myself a goal of living zero waste to landfill. Spoiler, I failed. But I...
Michal Garvey
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Seasonal Eats: Brussels Sprouts
Love them or hate them, they’re in season and it’s their time to shine! Commonly mis-spelled as “brussel sprouts” they’re named after the...
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