Wasted Bikes Workshop for FoodCloud

One of the bikes which are being designed by the participants from Wasted Bicycles workshop during these two weeks will be donating to FoodCloud Organization (FCO).

As written on the webpage of FCO, "450 000 people in Ireland suffer from food poverty and at the same time one million tonnes of food is wasted." This is why FCO collects fruit, vegetables and bread from big stores, such as Fresh and Tesco, and distribute them to various charitable organisations. The new food is produced from the likes of vegetables, fruit and pastries, and are redistributed to the needed.

Students from the workshop met Aiobheann O'Brien – one of the co-founders of the organization - last friday in order to get information about running the charity, as well as about the needs that it has. Firstly, they went to the Fresh store to see what it is like picking up the food, and then visited the charities, where they could they speak with the cook, who changes 'trash food' into a gourmet experience for the children from kindergarten.

Nowadays, FCO is collaborating only with big stores, as driving around small bakeries and coffee shops is now deemed insufficient. Volunteers from FoodCloud should be able to pick up food from small shops faster and more efficiently thanks to the new Wasted Bicycles. If they look pretty and the comfort of good design is enjoyed, we will have succeeded. At REC, we're crossing our fingers!

If you are interested in FCO activity or if you even want to join in than visit the webpage http://foodcloud.ie/ or just try to take part in The Stop Waste Food Challange in here: http://www.stopfoodwaste.ie/food-we-waste/challenges/