Learning & Teaching 

On Tuesday 16th of April Alice Rowbottom came to St Monica’s Primary School to talk to us about the Oz Harvest Feast Program and food waste. She told us about how food starts at the farm then transport and storage after that it goes into the factory then to shops, restaurants and cafes then to home and what can be wasted on the way.

OzHarvest Feast Program is an initiative by OzHarvest, a non-profit organisation based in Australia that focuses on rescuing food and redistributing it to those in need, rather than letting it go to waste. The Feast Program targets vulnerable communities and aims to provide them with nutritious meals made from rescued food.

Alice taught us that some people waste food because it is odd shaped. The Odd Bunch is an aspect of OzHarvest's operations. It refers to fruits and vegetables that are perfectly good to eat but might not meet the standards of supermarkets. These fruits and vegetables may be slightly misshapen, discolored, or otherwise  "imperfect" in appearance.

By Ruby C. Grade 6