Low Carbon Cook Off

LAST_UPDATED2 Ysgrifennwyd gan Jake Hollyfield FRIDAY, 27 Mai 2011 13:23

“What’s for dinner?”

IT’S A QUESTION every one of us asks ourselves every day. At first, the answer seems straightforward: we simply think of what’s in our cupboards, and how those ingredients can be used together.

BUT, behind this seemingly simple question are a whole host of important issues we rarely consider: How much energy has gone into producing this dinner? What about the packaging? The transport? The farming method used? How does it affect my health, the health of others, the health of the environment?

OUR ANSWER to this everyday question impacts on people and environments the world over.

THE LOW CARBON COOK-OFF, a project by Eco Centre Wales and supported by the British Council, aims to open up the conversation and raise public awareness of the environmental and social issues surrounding our food choices. It will do this in a fun, engaging, and participatory way – by hosting a series of cook-offs, where the competition will be based on cooking the most sustainable dish. This is an event that focuses on looking for positive solutions to the problems we face.

Chefs will compete head-to-head, using ingredients of their choosing, to create a winning dish that has the lowest environmental impact. Come, be inspired, and vote for who to crown the Low Carbon Cook.

Come and see us at:

Upcoming Events: 

• Hay-on-Wye Festival, 30^th and 31^st May (in collaboration with ‘This Is Rubbish’ – www.thisisrubbish.org.uk).  Find us in the ‘This is Rubbish’ tent, situated between the main site and the Globe, next to the Hay community gardens and boutique camping Bluebell tents. We’ll be inviting people to test their Low Carbon Cooking knowledge in a quick-fire quiz, as well as giving them the chance to form teams and compete head-to-head to convince the judges that their Low Carbon Meal is the tastiest.

• Wise up to Waste, Swansea City Farm, 20^th and 21^st June (tbc, in collaboration with ‘This Is Rubbish’ – www.thisisrubbish.org.uk)

• Really Wild Food Festival, St. Davids, 29^th and 30^st July. Local chefs will compete head-to-head, using ingredients of their choosing, to create a winning dish that has the lowest environmental impact. Come, be inspired, and vote for who to crown the Low Carbon Cook.

• Cardigan River and Food Festival, 6^th August. Two catering students from Coleg Ceredigion have taken up the challenge to learn about Low Carbon Cooking and battle it out in a demonstration cook-off. Come, be inspired, and vote for who to crown the Low Carbon Cook.

For more information contact: Duncan Richmond, duncan@ecocentre.org.uk, 01239 820909

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