Distributing food to the homeless of Melbourne with the help of enthusiastic volunteers.
TRJFP volunteers and customers enjoying a free Christmas day buffet lunch
A beautiful meal created by one of TRJFP's volunteers using only waste food produce
Distributing food to the homeless of Melbourne with the help of enthusiastic volunteers.
​​1 billion people worldwide are officially 'food insecure'
...yet, we waste 1.3billion tonnes of food per annum globally
"Let's REALLY feed the world"
Kirkstall Community Garden
19.12.2013
In partnership with Kirkstall Community Garden, The Real Junk Food Project are launching the 'growing together to really feed the world' initiative.
UK's First 'Pay-As-You-Feel' cafe launch
16.12.2013
On Monday 16th December, in partnership with The HUB, Healthy Living Network, The Real Junk Food Project launched the UK's first 'Pay-As-You-Feel' cafe, allowing access to healthy, nutritional food for all, and only accepting a donation in return for it's service.
'Leeds sees surge in waste food projects', Evening Post article
19.11.2013
Neil Hudson writes a great article on food waste movements in and around the Leeds area, much to our delight.
Banana pancakes
03.12.2013
1 banana, 2 eggs, it's that simple!!!
Composting in the desert
25.08.2013
So after throwing away so much food scraps and egg shells, I decided to give it a crack at composting in the desert town of Doomadgee, click on 'sustainabilty' below, to follow our progress.
Raw lime & coconut tarts
18.11.2013
Try this recipe for raw, G/f, Vegan, Vegetarian lime & coconut tarts, and you wouldn't even know it. These really are a treat!
The Real Junk Food Project - Urban Guerrilla Gardening, Leeds,.
17.11.2013
We finally got round to collecting the apples from the tree at the top of Queenswood Drive, Leeds. They are currently available for anyone to use them, rather than them falling and rotting on the street.
Doomadgee - garden in the desert
25.09.2013
So I decided to build a garden in the desert where I can plant all of my sprouted apple, ornage and avacado trees. It's going to take a lot of work to make the ground incredibly fertile, let's see what we can achieve in 8 weeks!
TRJFP - Services
10.11.2013
The Real Junk Food Project now offers a range of self-sustainable services to individuals and businesses across Leeds and West Yorkshire.
Urban Guerrilla Gardening
12.09.2013
Even in the desert town of Doomadgee, there is plenty of space and resources to grow food. At The Real Junk Food Project, we aiming to leave our mark on this red, dusty town and plant trees and plants for all to benefit from, these range from avacado, apple, pear and orange trees.
The Real Junk Food Project - Swap shop, Leeds
01.10.2013
We now have a swap shop service available through Facebook giving people the opportunity to allow others to take advantage of their unwanted food produce.
Recipes
31.08.2013
Do you have a pantry full of half opened bags of dry products that you're never going to use again, or a fridge full of jars with only a tblsp of the contents used? Follow our recipes for ideas on how to use up your waste food produce
TRJFP cook-off's
18.03.2013
In March 2013 The Real Junk Food Project started intercepting waste food produce and utilizing it for free to feed those that are food-insecure as well as the general public. Click 'gallery' to see what we achieved