Feeding the 5000 in the United States
A half day 100% FREE public food waste awareness festival that includes:
- A meal for 5000 people on quality fresh food that would have otherwise been wasted before it hit the stores – such ugly but tasty fruit and vegetables that did not meet supermarkets' strict cosmetic standards
- Keynote speeches - Already confirmed to speak: Tristram Stuart of Feeding5k.org, Dana Gunders of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Jonathan Bloom of WastedFood.com and; Robert Egger, Founder of DC Central Kitchen and now LA Kitchen
- A special presentation and tent/booth experience from Rob Greenfield of Food Waste Fiasco fame, among his many other environmental endeavors.
- Presentations from: Dana Frasz of Food Shift, People's Grocery, and St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County
- Chef demonstrations on how to combat food waste in your kitchen; getting creative with leftovers
- A panel discussion from top food waste experts from around the world
- Activities to educate you and get you more acquainted with how to fight food waste
- And more!
For more information on the International force that is Feeding the 5000 and their events and campaigns from London to Kenya, please visit www.feeding5k.org.
For questions on Feeding the 5000 Oakland please email Event Coordinator Jordan Figueiredo at ZeroFoodWasteForum@gmail.com