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Waste less, stress less - Smarter Festive Food Planning

  • Dwell, 78 St Leonards Rd, Ascot Vale VIC 3032, Australia · Ascot Vale
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Waste less, stress less - Smarter Festive Food Planning
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Love bringing people together over good food, but dread the pressure of catering for a crowd? Whether you’re hosting a festive lunch, summer barbecue or family get-together, you can make it special without spending a fortune, overcatering or wasting good food, regardless of whats suggested in the media.

Join our Rethinking Waste Collective volunteers for a fun, practical session exploring how to make festive entertaining easier, more enjoyable and less wasteful. Through discussion and games, we’ll share tips and ideas inspired by the waste hierarchy, to show how considered, thoughtful catering isn’t about being a scrooge – it’s about catering with care, not excess. Special occasions are about thought, not how much we spend or pile on the table.

Discover how to make smaller servings feel special, use up ingredients and encourage guests to bring containers for leftovers, and how to compost what can’t be eaten.

You’ll leave with practical ideas to help you celebrate more, stress less and waste less – because a great host doesn’t need to feed everyone until they burst! Warning - You’ll also want to start eating the contents of your freezer now to make space!

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Dwell, 78 St Leonards Rd, Ascot Vale VIC 3032, Australia, 76 St Leonards Rd, Ascot Vale VIC 3032, Australia, Ascot Vale

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