Potato Project

Posted On May 26, 2020

Kate & Sam Slow Food Birmingham/EAT MAKE PLAY

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Birmingham food podcast all about the potato project

Hello and welcome to this episode of Breaking Bread. This episode Liam speaks to Kate from Slow Food Birmingham & Sam from Eat Make Play. We talk about both organisations before talking about the brilliant The Potato Project. To purchase 10kg of potatoes or donate visit http://slowfoodbirmingham.co.uk/campaigns/

Sam Eat Make Play With The Potato Project — ***Podcast Amongst The Potatoes***

What Is The Potato Project?

Charlie, a farmer north of the city, had a field full of spuds and no prospect of selling them because of the drop in trade in the hospitality sector. This is a significant issue occurring in our food supply chain as a direct result of the disruption caused by Covid-19.

To make sure he can grow next season’s crop and remain viable, Charlie needs to dig up the potatoes and find new customers fast or let them rot and add to the growing numbers of food that is wasted, before it can be eaten.

We are working with Eat Make Play to move the potatoes into the emergency food system, but we also want to pay the farmer a fair price for his crop.

So, here’s our solution to support Charlie, the emergency food system and of course find a small way of thanking you!

10kg of potatoes for £10

10kg is an awful lot of spuds for any household. So we’re asking you, to donate eight of those kilos to the emergency food system, to help feed people who are struggling to feed themselves. We will send your 2 reward kilos to various pick-up locations across the city.

2 kilos = for you

8 kilos = for those in need in our city