Cardiff combats real junk food problem

The Real Junk Food Project:

A World Wide Wave of Action

Founder Adam Smith was inspired to create The Real Junk Food Project after witnessing commercial food waste in Australia. He founded the project’s first cafe Armley Junktion, in Leeds in 2013.

Four other cafes involved in the project are:

City Junk-tion: 1-3 Grand Arcade, Leeds, LS1 6PG

The Real Junk Food Project Manchester: Wonder Inn, 29 Shudehill, Manchester City Centre, M4 2A4

Elsie’s Cafe: 95-97 Charles Street, Northampton, NN1 3BG

The Hollingdean Cafe: The Hollingdean Community Centre, Thompson Road Hollingdean, Brighton, BN1 7BH

Here’s a map showing all the cafes in Britain who support The Real Junk Food Project:

An apple-green future

Members of The Real Junk Food Project Cardiff will be attending an event in Gloucester on the 25 November. Hosted by environmental organisation Feedback, the event intends to save three tonnes of apples from going to waste because of the cosmetic standards applied to fruit and vegetables.

The Real Junk Food Project Cardiff will host workshops to help advise people on how to live sustainably. To find out more, or to volunteer for the cause, visit the Facebook page.

Here is a video of the project’s work in the Armley Junktion.

The Real Junk Food Project will arrive in Cardiff to help take a bite out of Britain’s food waste problem.

Cardiff will become the first Welsh city to take part in the project – following in the footsteps of Leeds, Bristol and Manchester.

It aims to feed and unite the local community by cooking meals made from ingredients which would otherwise go to waste.

The Real Junk Food Project, Embassy Cafe, Cathays, City Junktion

Waste not, want not! The Real Junk Food Project is also cooking in Germany, Australia and South Africa

The Real Junk Food Project Cardiff will use a pay-what-you-can policy, allowing customers to pay by cash or by lending a hand with the washing up.

Local people have shown an interest in volunteering for the cause.

Embassy Cafe, The Real Junk Food Project

Home sweet home: Joshua Quigley hopes that the Embassy Cafe will become a warm and welcoming venue where the community can come and eat together

Director Joshua Quigley said, “So many people seem to be moved by the project and are eager to donate their time.”

The project will open in the Embassy Cafe and Cathays Youth and Community Centre in January 2016.