To highlight and prevent food waste, FEEDING THE 5000 will sponsor a feast. See below for details and how to volunteer. It’s a great cause and food waste is something we should work to minimize. By doing so, we would save money, time, and the environment.
http://feedbackglobal.org/events/feedingthe5000nyc/
FEEDING THE 5000 NYC
May 10, 2016 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Union Square, North Plaza
Feeding the 5000 NYC will be taking over the North Plaza of Manhattan’s historic Union Square Park. Thousands of members of the public will be provided with a delicious free feast, sourced entirely from fresh top-quality produce that would have otherwise been wasted. But that’s not all: 5000 further meals will also be prepared and transported to City Harvest’s network of soup kitchens and food pantries throughout the city!
To get involved, why not volunteer? Spread the word! Invite your friends to the Facebook event page NYC Disco Chop Party! We love communities to get involved with the lead up to Feeding the 5000 events. Come along to the NYC Disco Chop Party, where volunteers will groove to music while peeling and chopping rescued vegetables to be served at the main festival.
The NYC Disco Chop will take place from 4:00pm – 8:00 pm on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Holy Apostles Church. Why not take part? There will also be further Feeding the 5000’s across the US as the food waste movement is catalysed in 2016 and beyond – if you would like to learn more about how to organise your own event, please get in contact with pascale@feedbackglobal.org.
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Today is day one of Food Scrap Drop offs. I brought my coffee can filled with composable goodies. I even got my office to contribute their coffee grounds and fruit leavings. Can't wait to earn my "black gold" (that's compost for you non-gardeners out there). After four dropouts you get free compost. Yay!!!
I love free and I love turning what would be garbage into something useful!! Its a huge win-win!!!
During the month of May, benefit from the fruits (and veggies) of your labor!
Drop off your food scraps at participating Commuter Composting drop-off sites four times from May 2 – May 31, and receive FREE compost!
Help celebrate International Compost Awareness Week by taking part in this event!
Participating NYC Compost Project Commuter Composting drop-off sites:
1st Avenue & East 1st Street: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 8-11 A.M.
8th Avenue & West 23rd Street: Tuesday & Thursday, 8-11 A.M.
Grand Street & Clinton Street: Monday & Friday, 8-11 A.M.
East Broadway & Rutgers Street: Wednesday, 8- 11 A.M. Spring Street & 6th Avenue, Tuesday & Thursday, 8-11A.M.
To participate:
STEP 1: Pick-up your punch card at a participating Commuter Composting drop-off site.
STEP 2: Each time you drop-off your food scraps, get your card punched by staff!
STEP 3: From June 1-14 bring your card completed with 4 punches in exchange for a FREE one pound bag of compost.
http://www.lesecologycenter.org/compost-giveback-may-
