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- Oct 18, 2014 from 6:00am to 11:00am MDT
- Location: Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland
- Latest Activity: Oct 30, 2020
After much success in Europe, coming to Oakland, California on October 18, 2014 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Frank Ogawa Plaza: The First Feeding the 5000 in the United States!
A meal for 5000 people on quality fresh food that would have otherwise been waste before it hit the stores - such "ugly" but tasty fruit and vgetables that did not meet supermarkets' strict cosmetic standards
- A grocery giveaways of hundreds of pounds of good tasty produce
- Keynote speeches - Already confirmed to speak: Tristram Stuart of Feeding5k.org, Dana Gunders of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Jonathan Bloom of WastedFood.com and; Robert Egger, Founder of DC Central Kitchen and now LA Kitchen
- A special presentation and tent/booth experience from Rob Greenfield of Food Waste Fiasco fame, among his many other environmental endeavors
- Leftover Makeover demonstrations by Laura Stec, Chef/Educator/Author of Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming. Turn yesterday's dinner leftovers into a great lunch or dinner tonight!
- More fun demonstrations on how to combat food waste in your kitchen; getting creative with leftovers and aging food
- Activities for every age to educate you and get you more acquainted with how to fight food waste and have a fun tasty time doing it!
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