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Using a combination of historical insight and front-line investigation into modern food production, Tristram makes regular contributions to academic, television, radio and newspaper debates on the social and environmental aspects of food. Tristram advises businesses and institutions on how they can help to reduce food waste, and his clients range from supermarkets to the Sustainable Restaurant Association. His first book, The Bloodless Revolution, ‘a genuinely revelatory contribution to the history of human ideas’ (Daily Telegraph), was published in 2006. His latest book, Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal (Penguin, 2009), winner of one and finalist for three other international prizes, reveals that modern Western countries waste up to half of their food supplies, and that tackling this problem is one of the simplest ways of reducing pressure on the environment and on global food supplies. He lives in Sussex, where he rears pigs, chickens and bees.
In the space of just two hours in December 2009, in partnership with FareShare, Save the Children, ActionAid, and This is Rubbish, Tristram and his team fed 5000 people in Trafalgar Square with free hot curry, bicycle-churned smoothies, and three tonnes of fresh groceries, using only ingredients that otherwise would have been wasted. The Feeding the 5000 team have now launched A Taste of Freedom, turning unwanted quality fruit into fruit-based ice-cream-like treats that kids find irresistible, contributes to their 5-a-day, and raises awareness about food waste.
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