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Barefoot Andrew

Gwledd Conwy Feast - 24 & 25 Hydref // October 2009

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Conwy Feast is delighted to announce that pioneering food campaigner and author Tristram Stuart will be at the festival this year.

He will be talking in the books’ tent about his new book Waste: Uncovering The Global Food Scandal.

Tristram, who rears pigs, chickens and bees, is also well known for his freeganism - living off perfectly good food thrown away in supermarket bins.

In Waste, he reveals some uncomfortable truths behind the BOGOFs and special offers.

Supermarkets throw away millions of tonnes of quality food every year and the average UK household bins £420 of food annually which it could save by better planning and storing. The world’s poor and the environment pay the ‘hidden’ cost of all that waste, he reveals.

Look out for Tristram Stuart in the Conwy Feast Books’ Tent…


Gwledd Conwy Feast | October 24-25 2009.

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Barefoot Andrew

Supporting links:

Azura Skye's thread on the Grauniad article about Tristram Stewart

Minamoo's thread about her freeganism documentary.

Blacksmith's thread on fregans.

Plus various "buy nothing new" threads...
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Barefoot Andrew

Timely bumpette.
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Barefoot Andrew

Programme PDF now available here (approx 3.2 Mb).
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mochyn

We'll be there, probably on the Sunday, and hopefully with judith in tow.
Barefoot Andrew

Remember how hopeless I was last time? Embarassed Laughing

Text me when you're around. Shall be busy on and off but a chinwag and a brew in the sunshine (hopefully) would be nice Very Happy
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judith

mochyn wrote:
and hopefully with judith in tow.


I thought you said I could go inside the car this time.
Snowball

Very, very tempting. I shall go and flutter my eye lashes at Jema.
What are the chances of getting overnight accommodation in Conwy
Barefoot Andrew

Never say never. You could try your luck with any of these.
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mochyn

judith wrote:
mochyn wrote:
and hopefully with judith in tow.


I thought you said I could go inside the car this time.


That's good: we don't have to bring the trailer then. Sunday OK with you?
judith

Yep. I reckon.
Barefoot Andrew

Here's hoping for nice weather...
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bodger

Conwy this weekend. Kaz and I will be dropping in on the Saturday. It will be on the way back from St Asaph, we've been booked to try and tame the postage stamp that is our daughters front garden.
vegplot

Unfortunately we shall be is Surrey and East Sussex
Barefoot Andrew

Huge disappointment, but unfortunately something's come up and I can't make it either Sad
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mochyn

BA: you jibber! We'll still be there but on the Sunday.
Barefoot Andrew

Have a great time - weather doesn't look too pants...
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Barefoot Andrew

Seems I will be there after all. I'll remind you of my mobile Mochyn...
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vegplot

Barefoot Andrew wrote:
Seems I will be there after all. I'll remind you of my mobile Mochyn...
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Rolling Eyes
bodger

Barefoot Andrew wrote:
Huge disappointment, but unfortunately something's come up and I can't make it either Sad
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Just have it lanced and you'll be as right as rain. Laughing
Barefoot Andrew

If you spy some bloke wandering around with camera and without shoes come and say hello Very Happy Would be good to meet you Bodger.
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judith

vegplot wrote:
Barefoot Andrew wrote:
Seems I will be there after all. I'll remind you of my mobile Mochyn...
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Rolling Eyes


He is a tease, isn't he?
mochyn

I wasn't very mobile yesterday!

Excellent news. See you there.
bodger

Barefoot Andrew wrote:
If you spy some bloke wandering around with camera and without shoes come and say hello Very Happy Would be good to meet you Bodger.
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Look forward to it. I'll be the bloke with a van full of ( how the hell do you spell budlea ? Laughing ) garden trimmings. Very Happy
judith

So how do you cook them, Bodge?
Snowball

Have a lovely time everyone. I will sit here and sulk. I need a break. Sad
bodger

We spent a really enjoyable few hours there yesterday. There was a smashing atmosphere both in the town and around the festival itself. There were all the usual food vendors, great street music and lots of real booze.

Kaz and I bought tickets for it in the form of green wrist bands but the majority of people didn't. To be honest, we got no discerbable benefit from having spent 4 quid each.
We didn't mind paying but it seems that the organisers do have a problem in as much as the show is situated in a public area. If we're in the area next year, we'll definately drop in again but we may very well be bandless.
mochyn

We had a lovely day there uessterday and came home loaded with goodies. Also managed to meet up with BA and have a good old gosspi. A nice lady there commented on his feet and recommended a coat af varnish on the toemails...

We had no problem with the wristbands: we were checked each time we went into a marquee and found the £4 good value.
judith

We also thought that Brownbear might be interested in this company.
mochyn

Well remembered, old girl! Laughing
sean

They were one of the caterers at Solfest.
Barefoot Andrew

mochyn wrote:
A nice lady there commented on his feet and recommended a coat af varnish on the toemails...


Blimey, I'd forgotten about that! I was quite scared Laughing
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Barefoot Andrew

BTW, lovely to meet you at long last Judith!
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Barefoot Andrew

The Feast on S4C:-

http://www.s4c.co.uk/clic/e_level2.shtml?programme_id=353500739

The programme's about 30 mins I think. Not seen it yet as there seems to be a streaming glitch at the mo.
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