Farmer Cornelis has a surplus of 100,000 kilos of carrots—who can help?
Cornelis, an organic farmer from Ooltgensplaat in South Holland, is unable to sell a large part of his stock of carrots. The surplus of 100,000 kilos of carrots does not meet the food industry’s beauty standards. Simply because they are the wrong shape or size. Ridiculous, right? No Waste Army is taking action—will you join them?
You may have heard the name No Waste Army before. Together with Boerschappen, this organisation is waging a nationwide battle against food waste. We think it’s a great initiative. For example, they helped the nuns of Sint Catharinadal in Oosterhout get rid of their wine surplus.
100,000 kilos of carrots
And now there is a carrot surplus. Farmer Cornelis is stuck with a large part of his 100,000-kilo carrot harvest, so to speak, because the carrots do not meet the industry’s strict requirements. They are simply too long, too thick, too large or a little too ugly. “They are carrots that taste fantastic. Anyone who dug them up from their vegetable garden would be delighted with them,” farmer Cornelis says. He thinks throwing them away would be a shame, but he cannot get a fair price for these “misfits”. Some of the imperfect carrots have found a destination at the ABN-AMRO tennis tournament in Ahoy. And the rest?
Carrots for sale
Every farmer or grower has to deal with this problem. For the most ridiculous reasons, they cannot sell the stock they have worked so hard to produce. Love carrots? Then help solve Cornelis’s problem. Cornelis is still looking for buyers who are willing to purchase carrots from 1,000 kilos upwards at a fair price. You can sign up via www.nowastearmy.nl
Then get to work with those carrots. Why not try a lukewarm spinach and carrot salad with lentils or a carrot soup with cumin. We’ll also share a handy trick for peeling carrots in no time.
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