{"id":17830,"date":"2014-08-06T13:11:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T19:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=17830"},"modified":"2014-08-06T15:14:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T21:14:44","slug":"dont-waste-food-eat-nycs-salvage-supperclub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/dont-waste-food-eat-nycs-salvage-supperclub\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Waste Food; Eat It! NYC’s Salvage Supperclub"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note:<\/strong> As we’ve mentioned many, many times before, we’re big fans of intercepting food heading for the landfills, and doing something creative or unusual to get it eaten. That may involve an entrepreneurial venture of some kind – we’ve discovered lots of those<\/a>. Or, activists may come together to “rescue” edible food for consumption, as folks at Food Not Bombs<\/a> chapters do around the world. However it happens, we’re thrilled to see “waste food” being eaten by people rather than feeding the local landfill. So, when I saw this recent post at ally site We Hate to Waste<\/a>, I had to share it… in full. If you’ve participated in an event similar to the Salvage Supperclub, tell us all about it in the comments…<\/p>\n

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Josh Treuhaft\u2019s Salvage Supperclub takes place in a Brooklyn dumpster to make a point about food waste. (Image: Bill Gordon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Bill Gordon<\/strong><\/p>\n

I recently dined at the fifth \u201cSalvage Supperclub\u201d \u2014 literally held in a retrofitted dumpster, complete with dining table made from salvaged wood. It took up three parking spaces on South Fourth Street in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, NY.\u00a0 Twenty of us feasted on a six-course gourmet meal orchestrated to prove a point: all kinds of food that might otherwise go to waste can be tasty and nutritious.<\/p>\n

What is the Salvage Supperclub Anyway?<\/h3>\n

The outgrowth of a thesis project by Josh Treuhaft, a recent MFA grad from the\u00a0Design for Social Innovation<\/a>\u00a0program at the School of Visual Arts where I teach, Salvage Supperclub are communal dining experiences to \u201cinspire and empower everyone who cooks and eats to make the most of the food in their lives.\u201d Josh\u2019s mantra is quite simply: \u201cEat Everything\u201d.\u00a0 No food should go to waste.<\/p>\n

\u201cEat Everything\u201d by Josh Treuhaft<\/h3>\n