Many of us worry about food waste, and yet one in three of us admit to binning spotty bananas and one in ten people admit to tossing bananas with any green on the skin. This adds up to an un-peelievable £8m worth of bananas wasted every year. And food waste isn’t just hard on our pockets, it has a huge impact on the environment. That’s quite a #BananaDrama.   

Take a spin 

We’re on the road across Norfolk and Suffolk this summer to share tips on how households can get Food Savvy with bruised bananas and other often binned foods. The #BananaDrama pop up will visit festivals and fairs across East Anglia, where visitors can use their pedal power to whizz up delicious blends on the smoothie bike and pick an a-peeling recipe from our banana tree*.  

Month 

Date  

Event  

June   

16th  

Norfolk Food and Drink Festival, The Forum, Norwich

26th & 27th  

Royal Norfolk Show

July    

7th 

Stowmarket Food & Drink Fair   

18th to 21st 

Latitude Festival , Henham Park , Southwold ,Suffolk 

18th to 21st

Strumpshaw Tree Festival   

August 

25th & 26th  

Bury St Edmunds Food & Drink Festival   

September   

7th & 8th

Green Build, Norfolk   

28th & 29th 

Aldeburgh Food Festival , Suffolk  

* While we are all geared up for a glorious summer, please note that the banana installation is weather dependent.

Get #FoodSavvy

1.4m bananas is a lot of waste but it’s only a fraction of the edible food that Britons bin every day. If you’re worried about waste, our #FoodSavvy campaign is on hand to share all the simple, savvy ways that households can divert perfectly good food from the bin. And if you fancy saving a few quid, the #FoodSavvy Challenge is packed with top tips and recipes to help you save up to £70 a month.

Visit www.foodsavvy.org.uk to find out more, or email us  to find out if the banana tree and bike can visit your community, business or school. And if you visit the #BananaDrama installation or try out one of our recipes, don’t forget to take a snap and share!