21/11/2024
6 tips for helping reduce your food waste, eat food less travelled and save some euros 😊 (part 1, (3 points ☃️)
1. buying in season! one way to check the if goods are in season is to walk through the
communal gardens. when products are in peak season you will also notice the price dropping as there is more supply than demand and food is of course perishable. Eating seasonally in Finland year-round is difficult unless you are preserving huge amounts or happy with a diet of winter root veg, onions & reindeer, I also consider the central European seasons, as we are not super far from Holland for example (well in compared to the Americas and such! there is a great calendar and seasonal food ideas by satokausi at www.satokausi.fi
2. eat wild foods! the lowest impact and potentially the most rewarding way of eating! the art of foraging takes patience, but over time, the great outdoors can become your supermarket (or well at least a few shelves on the supermarket), If you are interested I’d recommend following on ig; https://www.instagram.com/samitallberg/?hl=en or then Sami has multiple books with wild food recipes and tips on foraging, he has been a friend and mentor to me over the years
3. learn methods of preserving, don’t be intimidated to try! there is a wealth of information online, the most simple technique are perhaps pickling (using vinegar or acidic solutions), pickling is less prone to molding problems as the solution is acidic when you introduce whatever it is you want to pickle!, drying is also easy, if you try to keep enough air around the product, direct sunlight & air flow help (ofc you can use a dehydrator, great to reduce was especially for greens, herbs & fruit. Freezing is also preserving!