How do you tackle food poverty and waste?
Julie McPhee from Stirling Council is intent on reducing food waste and tackle food poverty.
Julie McPhee from Stilring Council had an idea to reduced food waste and tackle food poverty. Her idea for a community fridge, where excess and near-sell-by-date food could be collected and distributed for free, had previously fallen on deaf ears.
Through working with The Lens, we supported her to develop the idea into an investment-ready proposition. Julie said her Lens experience increased her confidence in public speaking, and gave her a platform for people to take notice.
All of this has resulted in the huge success of her idea. Stirling Community Food is now a invaluable community resource. Since the start of lockdown in March 2020, it has distributed over three hundred tonnes of food over the last 4 years - the equivalent of 450,054 meals, helping to relieve food poverty and increase health outcomes to those who need it most.