Food scraps can make excellent natural dyes, and used across a range of mediums. We were recently experimenting with avocado skins and pips- the results were a beautiful blue-green.
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Food scraps can make excellent natural dyes, and used across a range of mediums. We were recently experimenting with avocado skins and pips- the results were a beautiful blue-green.
“It was great to have Leftover Lovers food come to campus. Young people really struggle knowing how to make the most of their food and their keen to save money while at the same time caring about the environment and battling with all that comes with being out of home for the first time. It was obvious that at the end of the workshop the participants were beaming and feeling great about their newfound skills.”
A quick pickle is the perfect way to preserve Leftovers!
Read MoreLeftover Lovers and the Melbourne chapter of the Youth Food Movement teamed up for the 'Heaps Cooked Festival'. Teaching the youth how they can make tasty, quick and nutritious meals using a toastie press.
This was 'HEAPS' of fun, and we brought our 'no recipe' philosophy to the kitchen to inspire people to cook with what they already have, what is left.
Although we did demo so delicious eggplant parma toasties, and banana delish toasties (which are as excellent cold the next day, as they are warm).
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I would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri people who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land. I thank them for the care they have taken of Country; the rivers, mountains, trees and animals. I would like to honour this Country, the Elders of the past and present and most importantly the young proud Aboriginal people as they are our Leaders for tomorrow.