Meet Our Food Saviours
AnishkaTeam Executive"Where there is a will, there is always a way".
Cheesy I know, but personally, this speaks to me on a spiritual level. I speak my mind, and I never mind what I speak. I'm a Math enthusiast and I love Science, but above all, I am a foodie. I love to sing and write, and I am ready to give my best during the course of this project! |
AditiResearch Analyst“All my life i thought air was free… until I bought a bag of chips”.
This is one of my favourite quotes and always lifts up my mood. Biology and chemistry are one of the most intriguing subjects to me. I look forward to this engaging project on saving food. |
NishthaActivist"I enjoy writing poems,
I’m a kathak dancer, I have a curious mind; I always need an answer! I’m fond of math, I am awed by science, you can call me an astrophile, I adore trying new things, for which I’m always ready to go the extra mile." |
Meet Our Food Saviours
NIALLGRAPHIC DEVELOPER“Let’s put a dent in the universe”
- Steve jobs. This quote inspires me and will always keep inspiring me to aspire the dreams and helping them come true, while inventing with every new theory I learn. Chemistry and Physics are the subjects that keep me agog till the very last minute until I find the answer to my questions. |
MEHERJOURNALIST“An inquisitive mind is what I own, knowing things which are left unknown.
Seeking knowledge is what I crave, Limiting myself to a brainy enclave. Academics is where I ace, Where Eco & Art are down at the base. Co- curricular are where I lead, Opportunities are my only need. Self expression is a trait I possess, My only wish is limitless progress.” |
EVANCONTENT CREATOR“If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain”
This quote inspires me a lot as it tells that if you ever want something good to happen you need to put up with the hard work and the pain. |
ACTION PLAN
What is Food loss and Food waste? FAO (United Nations) 2019
Food loss :
Food loss is the decrease in the quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by food suppliers in the chain, including through on-farm activities, storage and transportation before reaching the retail level. About 14 % globally.
Food waste:
Food waste refers to the decrease in the quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by retailers, food service providers and consumers.
Food loss is the decrease in the quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by food suppliers in the chain, including through on-farm activities, storage and transportation before reaching the retail level. About 14 % globally.
Food waste:
Food waste refers to the decrease in the quantity or quality of food resulting from decisions and actions by retailers, food service providers and consumers.
What steps we took to monitor the food loss ?
STEP 1:- INTERVIEWS
We wanted to understand the practical techniques to reduce food waste so we started with the interviews of local vendors, shopkeepers, grocery store owners, school management and to understand the impact of food waste on Climate change we consulted a Environmental Expert.
Following is the report of our Interviews with Conclusion
(Click on the box to view the report )
Following is the report of our Interviews with Conclusion
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Cutting food waste is a delicious way of saving money, helping to feed the world and protect the planet
Nine Tips to reduce food waste
1) Start small
- Take smaller portions at home or share large dishes at restaurants.
2) Leave nothing behind
- Keep your leftovers for another meal or use them in a different dish.
3) Buy only what you need
- Be smart with your shopping. Make a list of what you need and stick to it. Don’t buy more than you can use.
4) Don’t be prejudiced
- Buy “ugly” or irregularly shaped fruits and vegetables that are just as good but look a little different.
5) Check your fridge
-Store food between 1 and 5 degrees Celsius for maximum freshness and shelf-life.
6) First in, first out
- Try using produce that you had bought previously and, when you stack up your fridge and cupboards, move older products to the front and place newer ones in the back.
7) Understand dates
- Use by” indicates a date by which the food is safe to be eaten, while “best before” means the food’s quality is best prior to that date, but it is still safe for consumption after it
8) Compost
- Some food waste might be unavoidable, so why not set up a compost bin!
9) Donate the surplus
- Sharing is caring.
- Take smaller portions at home or share large dishes at restaurants.
2) Leave nothing behind
- Keep your leftovers for another meal or use them in a different dish.
3) Buy only what you need
- Be smart with your shopping. Make a list of what you need and stick to it. Don’t buy more than you can use.
4) Don’t be prejudiced
- Buy “ugly” or irregularly shaped fruits and vegetables that are just as good but look a little different.
5) Check your fridge
-Store food between 1 and 5 degrees Celsius for maximum freshness and shelf-life.
6) First in, first out
- Try using produce that you had bought previously and, when you stack up your fridge and cupboards, move older products to the front and place newer ones in the back.
7) Understand dates
- Use by” indicates a date by which the food is safe to be eaten, while “best before” means the food’s quality is best prior to that date, but it is still safe for consumption after it
8) Compost
- Some food waste might be unavoidable, so why not set up a compost bin!
9) Donate the surplus
- Sharing is caring.
STEP 2 :- MAINTAINING DIARY RECORD FOR A WEEK
All the members of the group maintained this diary record for a week time period.
We had two main focus area .
1) Observing food waste done by our family members
2) Observing whether we can follow the Nine tips to reduce food waste
(Click on the box to view the report )
We had two main focus area .
1) Observing food waste done by our family members
2) Observing whether we can follow the Nine tips to reduce food waste
(Click on the box to view the report )
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report_on_diary_work_2_-_9_tips_.pdf | |
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AWARENESS ACITIVITY
We created a small video and few posters we spread them all over social media and communication platforms over a period of 15 days in periodic cycle and also spread awareness of the 9 tips of saving food
Evidence of Communication
Communicated during this year’s EUMIND project was a lot harder than usual as we were in the middle of a pandemic. We had to use various virtual platforms to communicate, like Zoom for video calls, WhatsApp for chatting, sending messages, as well as a few group calls.
We also did quite a lot of video calls with our international team via Zoom. We prepared the video conferences through discussions on our common WhatsApp group and decided timings that would be good for all of us with the different time zones.
Overall, it was not as hard as we expected it to be, given the circumstances. The main problem was that it was hard to get everyone on the same page as it would take time for them to respond. But when it went well, our sessions and chats were very productive and fruitful, and we were able to get work done.
EUMIND 2021- Save Food - Project Comparison over a Zoom Call
Report - Comparison of project with Lorentz Lyceum School
We compared our Save Food Project with students of Lorentz Lyceum; Arnhem over a Zoom call meeting.
Femke, Kari Hendrikson, Lise Jonker, Xinyi were the team members who joined with us.
Comparison Summary
1) We got to know that they had interviewed Bakeries and Local eateries whereas we targeted Shopkeepers, Supermarket owners, Vegetable vendors.
2) They have a country wide organization for collecting waste food and to donate it to the needy person. In India, we have an unorganized system of donating people sitting outside the temples. So they focus on a Food bank and we have Temple as the location for exchange of leftover food.
3) Both the groups were on the same lines with regards to the solution to the problem
- BUY ONLY WHAT YOU NEED and NOT FOR GREED
4) They had made a very beautiful website and also the content uploaded was excellent , we saw each others website, they liked our deep meaning images put all over and also the amount of research done.
Femke, Kari Hendrikson, Lise Jonker, Xinyi were the team members who joined with us.
Comparison Summary
1) We got to know that they had interviewed Bakeries and Local eateries whereas we targeted Shopkeepers, Supermarket owners, Vegetable vendors.
2) They have a country wide organization for collecting waste food and to donate it to the needy person. In India, we have an unorganized system of donating people sitting outside the temples. So they focus on a Food bank and we have Temple as the location for exchange of leftover food.
3) Both the groups were on the same lines with regards to the solution to the problem
- BUY ONLY WHAT YOU NEED and NOT FOR GREED
4) They had made a very beautiful website and also the content uploaded was excellent , we saw each others website, they liked our deep meaning images put all over and also the amount of research done.
Comparison Report
eumind_comparison_report.pdf | |
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Reflection
( by each Team Member )
Anishka:
This year our topic was Saving Food. I did know it was a major issue throughout the world, but I had never given it much thought. During the course of this project, all the research we did made me realize that food waste and food loss are both different and very important issues that are present throughout the world. The project went smoothly for the most part, but the teamwork could have been better. Being the Team Executive, I often found myself doing most of the work when it should have been distributed equally, but in the end, we pulled it off and managed to get various perspectives as well. To know more about food waste and food loss around the world, we created surveys and had many people fill them out to help with our research and help us understand what others knew about food waste and how they prevented or managed it. We also interviewed people in different professions, as well as experts, to really get a reliable and valid perspective on this issue. We did a few video conferences with our international team as well, and understood how food waste management is similar, yet different in our countries. We also spread awareness through social media platforms and group chats about this issue. Overall, this project was very fun to work on, and we all learned a lot from it. We hope we can reduce food waste and food loss well in the near future.
Nishtha:
Hello! I am Nishtha, the activist of cibi salutaris. This was my first time participating in the EUMIND exchange program, and honestly, it was an unforgettable experience. I had so much fun talking to the new friends I made! Again, a completely new experience making friends across oceans! We spoke a lot about each other's cultures, daily habits, school, etc. It was so good to know how things work in other countries, how their lifestyle is similar to ours and how it is different. We also exchanged lots of ideas regarding saving food, which was so much fun. Food wastage is on of the biggest problems humanity faces, so we chose this topic. As an activist, my main goal was spreading awareness, which we did via virtual posters and videos, and interaction with many people, dialogues about food wastage and how to prevent that. The best part of this project was the video conference we had at the end. It was an awesome experience. Thank you so much for this opportunity.
Aditi:
The project was very engaging and educational, and I learnt a lot about food waste and how it impacts the environment and people. Food waste is an excessively big problem in India and majority of the population are not aware of it. This project made me think twice about the quantity of food I buy and how much actually goes to waste. For checking this, each team member maintained a diary for a week in which we had to note what food we wasted for each meal every day. We compared the results and were impressed looking at the minimal amount of food we wasted. We also created surveys and shared them with many people to fill. We also conducted interviews with experts and shopkeepers and were a little disappointed with the results. We created a video highlighting the impact of food waste and how serious the issue is. We shared the video across to raise awareness. We also posted images of posters on our social media regarding the topic. In the end we compared our results with our partner school. Here we got to know that their country is very cautious about food waste and they have food banks to which people can donate food for needy people. We were impressed by this and hope this idea is implemented all over India as well.
Niall:
Many people go hungry all night in India. This is just because of poor distribution of food around the country and mainly because of food waste across the nation. Food waste is a really huge problem in India. This wasted food can be used to feed millions of hungry people including children. I actually learnt more about food waste and ways of reducing it that I never even had an idea about. Interacting with schools overseas was an experience of its own. We had a cool session where we interacted with the other school and compared our report with theirs and had a casual conversation with them. Editing the website was really fun even though it had its own problems like the website crashing, information being switched with other awareness topics which are of a different group, but we managed to get everything well in the end. We put together a video from different YouTube videos talking about and spreading awareness on food waste and spread and shared it to as many people as possible. Ideas which the other school provided us with was very intuitive and we actually hope this could be increased and implemented in our country as well.
Evan:
The project was very educational Despite adequate food production. The UN has reported that about 190 million Indians remain undernourished. It is further estimated that the value of food wastage in India is around ₹92,000 crores per annum. The project made me learn so many things I didn’t know like the ideas of reducing food waste and how much food is wasted every day. I helped manage the website with other team members and kept it in touch. We also held interviews with shopkeepers and got to know they throw some unwanted food away and wished that they instead use it for different causes. We created a video highlighting the impact of food waste and how serious the issue is. We shared the video across to raise awareness. We had fun interactions with our partner school and we learned that in their country minimal food is wasted. To spread awareness, we posted about food wastage and importance of buying only what you need. In the end everything was a major success and we hope to spread awareness about food wastage all over India.
Meher :
We, as a group had to research and make report on the topic ‘Saving Food’ and upload it on the Weebly Website.
We took a bit longer than expected but the outcome was up to the mark!
Eumind was a project I looked forward to being a part of since last year when I first had a glimpse of this incredibly interesting project. The project started off with a lovely interaction between our school and our colleagues from Lorentz Lyceum Arnhem, Netherlands. I had a blast talking to them, they were so so cool in terms of approaching and speaking to us as well as exchanging cultures and discussing about famous delicacies. It was lovely knowing about the cultures there! We then formed a group and discussed about the different traditions.
We had to design a complete website with all the data we collected as well as examined. We conducted a video conference as well on zoom call.
Overall, it was a fun roller coaster ride with a sign of ‘happy sigh..’ in the end!
This year our topic was Saving Food. I did know it was a major issue throughout the world, but I had never given it much thought. During the course of this project, all the research we did made me realize that food waste and food loss are both different and very important issues that are present throughout the world. The project went smoothly for the most part, but the teamwork could have been better. Being the Team Executive, I often found myself doing most of the work when it should have been distributed equally, but in the end, we pulled it off and managed to get various perspectives as well. To know more about food waste and food loss around the world, we created surveys and had many people fill them out to help with our research and help us understand what others knew about food waste and how they prevented or managed it. We also interviewed people in different professions, as well as experts, to really get a reliable and valid perspective on this issue. We did a few video conferences with our international team as well, and understood how food waste management is similar, yet different in our countries. We also spread awareness through social media platforms and group chats about this issue. Overall, this project was very fun to work on, and we all learned a lot from it. We hope we can reduce food waste and food loss well in the near future.
Nishtha:
Hello! I am Nishtha, the activist of cibi salutaris. This was my first time participating in the EUMIND exchange program, and honestly, it was an unforgettable experience. I had so much fun talking to the new friends I made! Again, a completely new experience making friends across oceans! We spoke a lot about each other's cultures, daily habits, school, etc. It was so good to know how things work in other countries, how their lifestyle is similar to ours and how it is different. We also exchanged lots of ideas regarding saving food, which was so much fun. Food wastage is on of the biggest problems humanity faces, so we chose this topic. As an activist, my main goal was spreading awareness, which we did via virtual posters and videos, and interaction with many people, dialogues about food wastage and how to prevent that. The best part of this project was the video conference we had at the end. It was an awesome experience. Thank you so much for this opportunity.
Aditi:
The project was very engaging and educational, and I learnt a lot about food waste and how it impacts the environment and people. Food waste is an excessively big problem in India and majority of the population are not aware of it. This project made me think twice about the quantity of food I buy and how much actually goes to waste. For checking this, each team member maintained a diary for a week in which we had to note what food we wasted for each meal every day. We compared the results and were impressed looking at the minimal amount of food we wasted. We also created surveys and shared them with many people to fill. We also conducted interviews with experts and shopkeepers and were a little disappointed with the results. We created a video highlighting the impact of food waste and how serious the issue is. We shared the video across to raise awareness. We also posted images of posters on our social media regarding the topic. In the end we compared our results with our partner school. Here we got to know that their country is very cautious about food waste and they have food banks to which people can donate food for needy people. We were impressed by this and hope this idea is implemented all over India as well.
Niall:
Many people go hungry all night in India. This is just because of poor distribution of food around the country and mainly because of food waste across the nation. Food waste is a really huge problem in India. This wasted food can be used to feed millions of hungry people including children. I actually learnt more about food waste and ways of reducing it that I never even had an idea about. Interacting with schools overseas was an experience of its own. We had a cool session where we interacted with the other school and compared our report with theirs and had a casual conversation with them. Editing the website was really fun even though it had its own problems like the website crashing, information being switched with other awareness topics which are of a different group, but we managed to get everything well in the end. We put together a video from different YouTube videos talking about and spreading awareness on food waste and spread and shared it to as many people as possible. Ideas which the other school provided us with was very intuitive and we actually hope this could be increased and implemented in our country as well.
Evan:
The project was very educational Despite adequate food production. The UN has reported that about 190 million Indians remain undernourished. It is further estimated that the value of food wastage in India is around ₹92,000 crores per annum. The project made me learn so many things I didn’t know like the ideas of reducing food waste and how much food is wasted every day. I helped manage the website with other team members and kept it in touch. We also held interviews with shopkeepers and got to know they throw some unwanted food away and wished that they instead use it for different causes. We created a video highlighting the impact of food waste and how serious the issue is. We shared the video across to raise awareness. We had fun interactions with our partner school and we learned that in their country minimal food is wasted. To spread awareness, we posted about food wastage and importance of buying only what you need. In the end everything was a major success and we hope to spread awareness about food wastage all over India.
Meher :
We, as a group had to research and make report on the topic ‘Saving Food’ and upload it on the Weebly Website.
We took a bit longer than expected but the outcome was up to the mark!
Eumind was a project I looked forward to being a part of since last year when I first had a glimpse of this incredibly interesting project. The project started off with a lovely interaction between our school and our colleagues from Lorentz Lyceum Arnhem, Netherlands. I had a blast talking to them, they were so so cool in terms of approaching and speaking to us as well as exchanging cultures and discussing about famous delicacies. It was lovely knowing about the cultures there! We then formed a group and discussed about the different traditions.
We had to design a complete website with all the data we collected as well as examined. We conducted a video conference as well on zoom call.
Overall, it was a fun roller coaster ride with a sign of ‘happy sigh..’ in the end!