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Food that may not look perfect but is healthy and still tastes great is on the menu at CropFest’s pop-up kitchen that will provide meals to help Sydney’s needy.

The CropFest kitchen at St Mary’s Cathedral Square invites Sydneysiders to a delicious dinner with live music, workshops, culinary master classes from local chefs, and talks from farmers.

The project is being supported by a City of Sydney environmental grant to Youth Food Movement, a group of young people taking action on food waste.

Youth Food Movement founder, Joanna Baker, said the group was set up as a platform to help young people think more about the food choices they make.

“Great fruit and vegetables come in all shapes and sizes, yet our obsession with buying perfect produce means that a portion of food produced won’t ever make it to our tables,” Ms Baker said.

“We don’t need our produce to look perfect in order for it to taste great. It’s too easy to throw unwanted food away without considering how this impacts our health, the environment and local communities.”

The event will include workshops, cooking tips, music and dancing. Meals prepared will be distributed to charities around Sydney by OzHarvest.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the Youth Food Movement played a vital role in raising awareness of the thousands of tonnes of food wasted every year.

“It’s terrific to see a group of young people so committed to taking action. A significant amount of food produced in Australia is wasted – this isn’t just a humanitarian loss, it also harms our environment through emissions produced by food waste in landfill, ” Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.

“We’re proud to support this project which will encourage more people to be more considerate about food choices.”

Where: St Mary’s Cathedral Square
When: 28 March 2014, 5.30 pm – 10pm
Cost: $25 tickets available at www.youthfoodmovement.org.au/cropfest

Tags: Youth