The Horse 2019/20

Hey everyone 

We already learn something about foodwast at weddings. So in this case we gain our knowledge from catering organisations. It is very interessting how they manage food planning. It is also impresive, how they treat the food. 

Furthermore we learn how to colaborate with other people form other countries. It is a chance to improve and use our english skills.  

Best wishes, 

Julia and Selina  

 Hello everyone!

We asked the following questions to three catering organisations. In case of that, every catering organisation has there own colours.

danko-catering by dank group - 29.11.2019

finger food affair - 24.11.2019

bloch private dining - 16.11.2019 

1. What amount of food is expected for a wedding?

 This can not be answered exactly because it is always dependent on the customer and their wishes.  How many courses (3,4, or more and buffet or not.)

What amount of food is expected for a wedding? 
The amount of food depends on the duration, time and composition of the guests. 
For an aperitif of 2 hours you expect at finger food about 7-8 appetizers, with Apero riche from 12 per guest.

Unfortunately this is not a flat rate answer, as it depends on what menu is selected. 
I would like to explain it to you with the example of a pasta exchange. 

The customer chooses 2x different pasta variants and 3 different sauces.  Per person we expect 120 gr. Pasta and 4dl.  Sauce. 

On the other hand, it would be in a menu with appetizer, main course and dessert a smaller Pastamenge. 
As we expect, for example, with 50 gr. Pasta, if there are still meat to (for example, roast pork 170 gr./ person) and other side dishes.

 2. How much food is left over?

At a buffet remains the most so I do not offer this to you.  The plate service can be calculated and portioned exactly.  For example,  for 20 guests I need exactly 
20 portions of beef filet a about 200g.  At the buffet, I have to speculate and offer the guests a wider choice.

With the above experience, there are usually no or very few leftovers.

We focus on sustainability and try to avoid food wasting as much as possible. 
Thus we produce - if we have personnel on site, the calculated amount and always take 

reserve material. 
This allows us to reproduce locally and avoid producing excess food. 

 3. What happens to the rest of the food?

The food law prescribes that everything that was at a catering or the guest was no longer allowed to be used because the cold chains can not be met.  Therefore, the 
food must be disposed of.  If I still have food left over which has not yet been cooked (prepared for the menu) and could be chilled, I will give it to my customers.

The leftover food can be given to the guests, if this is not desired, the food must be disposed of. 
All meals served on a buffet must be disposed of in accordance with food law.

We are actively involved in the 'too good to go' project.  In the morning after the caterings, I look at the production with the remaining quantities and we define the 
packages for our Too-good-to-go customers. 
This is very well received and we are glad that we can pass on our food so.

4. If the food is disposed of, where does it go?

Cooked foods are disposed of in normal waste and uncooked in bio waste.

Some foods may be composted, others must be disposed of in household waste.

Of course, there is food that we can not pass on, which is a very small amount.  Unfortunately we have to dispose of this.

Best wishes,

Julia and Selina

Here goes the interview with the head of the research department of the agriculture collage Trivandrum.

1. Which crop do you think is most subjected to toxicants and why?

        The major crops of Kerala are paddy, banana, coconut, tubers like yams. Rice is cultivated as 2 or 3 cycles per year which leads to the deterioration of essential nutrients in the soil, hence becomes impossible to cultivate without using additional supplements.More...

Step 3 — Experience

30th November 2019 at 10 am

We interviewed with a regional farmer from India about agriculture. To specify this he is from the region of kalliyoor. Enclosed you can see the interview questions and answers:

1. Which cereal do you plant?
   We plant runner beans. (It is a climber)
2. How big is your plantation?
   Our plantation is 1.2 acres.
3. Where does the water come from for the plantation?
   The water comes from a nearby lake which is sufficient for watering the plantation.
4. How does climate change affect agriculture?
   Weather extremes are becoming more common, the problem of over raining is leading to a major set back in the yield.
5. In your opinion, how does climate affect food security?
   when climate affect agriculture it in turns affect food security in many ways  
6. What are the biggest problems with water?
   overflow of water from the nearby canal and over raining flooding our fields are our major problems related to water.
7. What was the biggest problem you had in terms of climate and how did you solve it?
   In my memory, I never had any that big problem due to climate.
8. Is there a way to save water in agriculture? If yes how?
   The best way is to purpose watering with drip irrigation and avoid spraying water into the air.
   
9. Is it difficult to get the water needed to water the plantation?
   No, we don't have any problem getting the water required for watering the plant. the pond and the vellayani lake nearby is providing me with enough water to irrigate my field.

Thanks for all your cooperation.

with kind regards,
Reshma, Lars, Dharany & Ashish

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- We will prepare our interview questions, so we are ready for the interview.

- We start to write a text with the informations we collected over the last weeks.

- We will talk to Ms. Suter to share our experience till yet.

- Search an other team with a similar topic so we can share our experience.

- Find out more about food-waste in supermarkets.

Anja & Nathan

Hi everyone,

I need your help. We did a survey draft to collect our first data. The key in our project is, that as many people as possible join us. The thing is that we have a little bit of difficulties how we can encourage people to do the challenge. I thought that we can do a kobotoolbox with the gender, if the person bought or made it and a before and after pic of the food. Also important is if they were successfully this day or not. 

Here the link. https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/#0nSv6iUc

Please comment your thoughts and ideas.

Today we had the possibility to make an interview with a specialist for renewable packaging of the development department of the company Wipf AG.

We prepared the questions carefully before and gained very much new knowledge. We also had the chance to take some pictures and make a video of a part of the production process which was very intersting to see.

Our next steps will be to bring our interview in form and edit our taken video before we post it. We also want to take another video in a store to show the differences between the production part and the purchase part. We want to show that it is possible to do the shopping more or less plasticfree.

Stay tuned!

Best regards

Claudia & Sharon

On Wednesday 13th November 2019 we interviewed a local farmer, named Martin Keller. He is a orchard grower (= Obstbauer) but also owns and raises cute animals. He took us around and showed us the farm. There were apple and pear trees, apricot trees, plum trees, cherry trees, strawberry and some raspberry bushes. We realized how less we know about apples. The harvest has just finished and will start again in July.More...

Have a look at the 7 "befter" steps (dontwastemy.energy).
befter = before & after the experience

=>It's about collaboration and creating a teams' experience!

Step 3 — Experience

16th November 2019 at 3pm

We did an interview with a regional farmer (Thomas Kunz) from Switzerland about corn planting. To specify this he is from the region of Zurich. If you are interested in the exact location, here the map. Thomas is a close friend of Lars. He explained the process from planting to harvesting. Enclosed you are able to see the interview questions and answers:

1. Which cereal do you plant?
   We plant corn. (It is a root crop and not a grain)More...