Food waste hacks you NEED to try!

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In today's video I share with you some of my favourite ways to reduce food waste at home! From zero waste recipes, to worm composting, to making meal plans! These are just a few of the ways I try to minimise food waste whilst also having those fresh foods all throughout the colder months. I also love to meal prep for the month, so I'll be exploring new recipes and creating more sustainable and zero waste food content soon. I hope you enjoy this calm cooking video!
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[@nhuslage]

you can go to the bakery departments of large grocery stores and they will save their icing buckets for you. I have several I just picked up from my local grocery store and am going to plant arugula in them, but I may try your hydroponic method, too. What I love about re-using the icing buckets is they are food grade and are no longer ending up in the landfill!

[@Ms.SheriT]

I can also get the icing buckets easily from the bakery department , but I hate cleaning them. I'm in search for other free buckets that will be easier to clean (although I'm aware they will retain the smell for a while).

[@adaparviainen]

Please you don’t even know how useful these are. People should really start watching and PRACTISING these things from you. I feel like you are going to be one of the persons who’s going to safe this earth. ~ Following you to get better knowledge, thank you for doing such an important job and daily habbits to keep food waste low for example 🌈

[@bethisntgraceful]

Just made my first batch of fruit rollups from fruit that was destined for the bin... wowee they are GOOD. I'm so glad I gave it a go!

[@YKKY]

Whenever I have a shitty day and I see you posted a new video, I know I will feel better. Thank you. You just calmed me down, literally in matter of minutes. You are my internal anger manager whenever I get mad at the world for not doing much better :)

[@marycharlebois6627]

With the insane food prices of the current times, using up all one’s food and veggie scraps just makes sense and more cents!! Ⓜary💕🌿

[@kornigiri]

with the tomatillo husks you can actually make tea with it! it also can help with making tamales too !

[@emilyjackson1457]

Hi, Immy. I am a recent subscriber and have been inspired by your videos to approach food preparation with a sense of fearlessness. Even if something is not perfect, as least I have learned a new skill. Regarding knitting: are you familiar with the work of Elizabeth Zimmerman? Her books taught me how to customize a pattern (or to make my own pattern) so that all my garments fit me! Most of her knitting involves circular needles, and her thumb trick REVOLUTIONIZED the way I knit mitts. I look forward to all your meal prep videos and to hearing about your reading journey

[@bethanycarman2206]

You could cut a few more holes in your bucket and use it to grow strawberries in the spring. I have a similar setup. I've, also, seen a method of growing potatoes using 2 buckets you could look into..

[@ImmyLucas]

Thanks for the tips!

[@sanikabidnur2133]

Hello i am from India, and i love your videos and your voice, as well as you so much inspired me 😊

[@hayleyvonbose3131]

Love the pasta idea! Looks delicious! I have that same dehydrator, and it has saved me BIG time food waste.

[@rbrown6476]

Have you tried adding a light sprinkling of cinnamon the the banana slices before drying! I think it would taste like pumpkin pie! ❤

[@phillippinter7518]

Have you ever tried sun drying fruit? So good

[@rockinstrawberries]

Your videos make me so calm and inspired to do better ❤

[@ImmyLucas]

This comment means so much xx

[@simonebjorklund]

I am going to get those small baskets for plants and do that bucket-method of hydroponics you showed in this video!

[@elenad8712]

I've been looking for a consori second hand around my city to start doing this. No luck yet. So glad you did a video on these topics!

[@christiansandoval3233]

Ask for buckets from a burger place. I do that from pickle buckets from my fast food job that just get tossed. They are five gallon food safe plastic

[@alinabelousova]

Wow, Immy. You don't stop to impress me with you food, zero-waste and gardening adventures. I always learn something new from you :) A quick question, can plants grow to their full maturity in hydroponic systems, even if they are kept inside during winter?

[@megan2349]

Yes but you may need supplemental lighting based on where you live. I used to work on a farm here in the Northeast of the US and we grew hydroponic lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers all winter. We have MONTHS of grey skies and no sun so we had to use supplemental lighting. But if you are lucky enough to live in a sunny climate and have windows to the sun you might be all set and not need lights.

[@alinabelousova]

@@megan2349 Thank you! Makes sense :)

[@SilverMoonGardens]

I just found you today, I love your videos!

[@ImmyLucas]

ah thank you so much :) I'm so stoked to have you xx Immy

[@pauletteschirmer4906]

I love my Lomi - thank you for introducing me to it.

[@Atmviola]

I love dehydrating fruit! Also, hello, I also live in Denver! Let me know if you’d like any recommendations for vegetarian/vegan restaurants!

[@silliepixie]

You are making me want to make my own pasta! All of the food you made looked so yummy. Thank you for sharing!

[@mariyastoyanova9116]

I have luffa too in a baket❤.Love your video

[@GamingFoodie]

Had a stomach bug last week and wasn't able to eat anything but broth and a bit of crackers. All of the fresh food in the fridge went bad. The guilt I am continuing to feel after having to toss all that food is still eating me up. We have a small bit of woods in the backyard with some wildlife and put some of the food out there (carrots, spinach, cabbage). I should have done something about those items instead of having them just spoil while I was sick. Thank you for showing these ideas.

[@LilaVert-FR]

Nobody can be perfect all the time. And it's ok, because the point is not to completely eliminate food waste (which would be impossible) but just do our best in reducing waste as much as possible. Instead of focusing to the guilt, try to think about all the food waste you have prevented during the last year.

[@GamingFoodie]

@@LilaVert-FR Thank you for reaching out that is very kind of you.

[@nikkifangaiuiha6081]

Such a wonderful vlog l love the pasta you made from leftover vegies such a great way to reuse all leftover foods,l never made pasta before but now l want to give it a go,thanks so much for this inspiring video, l love what you put up lmmy all the time 😮❤🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏🌏

[@BethAge95]

Great video! Just a question: what do you do with the lomi remains if you don't have a garden?

[@missloly824]

You can use it to fertilize house plants

[@BethAge95]

@@missloly824 I have 4 small plants, don't have more space in my tiny apartment, I think I'd produce a lot more waste than they can take... Would be nice to know if it's a good option also for people without plants/garden or if then using the municipal green waste is the only option

[@rachelhayden148]

This was as an awesome video-I love seeing all of your experiments and awesome ideas!

[@denisemarie485]

Watch Keep On Growin' With Mike VanDuzee to learn how to stack buckets growing from the sides with pool noodles. Home Depot also sells food grade white buckets 😁

[@marieisapenguin4379]

After a summer of travelling I‘m finally back to watching videos as they get uploaded which I love! Can‘t wait for this video and I know for a fact that there‘s much more I can do in regards to food waste (although I do already compost which I guess is a big step already). Currently living back at home with my family and struggling to do projects the way I want them to because I have to respect other people‘s space (so no dehydrator or using the oven for hours on end for me, but I cannot wait for the day that I‘ll be able to dehydrate everything that I get in my hands lol)

[@Ms.SheriT]

I haven't started gardening yet, but I saw HAWAII URBAN GARDENER set up a Kratky Hydroponic system that looked interesting.

[@terezavomackova6990]

HOw often do you have to buy a new package for lomi?

[@TheMaisieFlock]

Awesome!! Great tips 😊❤❤❤

[@katcarvajal]

Very interesting the experiment 😊 i wanted to access your website, but it is not working. It says it is expired 🤔

[@christinereid9675]

Hi! How long does the Loamy take to run a cycle?

[@francessweeney1]

A little cheap airstone from a tropical fish store keeps oxygen in your water and your roots defo need oxygen, they're very inexpensive and plug in xx

[@hausofstructure8705]

Okay the lomi is a product I am actually very interested in. I am pretty good at putting food waste in a bucket but then I just put it in the greenwaste since I’ve failed so many times at composting 😅

[@blackbetty476]

for 500 dollars that thing should at least make me dinner.

[@hausofstructure8705]

@@blackbetty476 oh snap😂

[@Ms.SheriT]

@@blackbetty476I was going to buy a similar item when they were 50 percent off for Black Friday…but saw you have the additional cost of buying filters.

[@madisonhruschka3718]

It’s really just a dehydrator.

[@lizasalter4258]

Can I ask what happened to your last lomy?

[@mnktfn]

I would be really interested in knowing if you can use any kind of plastic containers for plants that you are going to eat. I wonder if it would degrade and become potentially harmful both for the plant and the human. Have you researched anything in that regard?

[@sunshineprinces]

that is an interesting thought. I only know the plastic containers or for the seeds and for growing the plants the biodegradable cups or egg container.

[@cathylynnpietranton]

👍👍❤

[@kabr4616]

Just had a look at lomi. Wish I could afford it. It always frustrates me that everything that is eco is so dear. We are under so much pressure from the government to change cars,exchange heating sources, make the right choices both for the planet and ourselves, but it seems like the prices don't reflect that. I believe the government should support all of the eco products in order to quickly shift people's behaviour and habits. Instead of that everything that is more accessible ( cheaper) is no good for us or the planted.....😢really annoying.