The founder of Leeds-based food charity The Real Junk Food Project is facing prosecution, after trading officials found the organisation to be selling food past it’s sell by date. On 11th April, officials found that […]
The Real Junk Food Project: “We rattle cages, we piss people off, but we do it because we believe it’s the right thing to do”
As part of last week’s Leeds Creatives event, The Gryphon editor Jessica Murray sat down with headline speaker Adam Smith, founder of The Real Junk Food Project, to discuss how far the organisation has come […]
Waste not, want not – LUU breaches its policy on food waste
In light of recent investigations into the Union’s food policy, The Gryphon examines what appears to be a haphazard approach to preventing waste and what goes on behind the scenes in some of its busiest […]
‘Homeless barred’ from Trinity Kitchen
Trinity Leeds has refuted allegations it banned homeless people from an event aimed at tackling food poverty. The Real Junk Food Project claims that the shopping centre banned homeless people from its Pay As You […]
Food Waste: Well Past its Sell By Date
The Real Junk Food Project, an organisation that turns foods destined for the bins into cooked meals, is ready for a world take over. Features Editor Ruby Lott-Lavigna talks to founder Adam Smith about feeding […]
The Real Junk Food Project: Why waste food?
The Real Junk Food Project is a ‘Pay-As-You-Feel’ (PAYF) eatery in Armely, Leeds, only serving food that would otherwise be destined for landfill. From December 2013 to June 2014, the café intercepted 10,520.716 kilograms of […]