Anyway, if all goes well we are moving house next Friday which is Good Friday. Luckily we get the keys to our rented house this Thursday so we can start moving things in in dribs and drab which will make life a whole lot easier. It also means I can clean under couches and on top of cupboards in order to give the impression of a domestic goddess by the time our friends turn up on Friday to help.
I've been listening to Woman's Hour this week, you know I love frightening the men who work with me, and have been following the blog of Karen Cannard who is trying to reduce her waste to nothing. If we're going to live on a barge, reducing our waste is vital. So we can get a composter for our veg peelings, paper, teabags etc, a wormery for pasta, rice and bread and a Bokashi bin for meat, fish and dairy products. This bin uses a special bran which starts to cause the leftovers to ferment and after two weeks the waste can be put into your normal composter. I've done a little bit of research and the cheapest Bokashi bin is thirty pounds from www.evergreener.com.
But before we even get to the stage where the food is wasted, there is another fantastic website, www.lovefoodhatewaste.com where there are meal planners, help with portion sizes and recipes for leftovers. I can hardly wait to get started.
Unfortunately, I have to be honest and say that with moving and all the palaver that goes with it that I can imagine us frequenting the local chip shop. I think there will be no food wasted then and I promise I will compost the paper!
