What is FEAST?

“I love teaching FEAST and educating students about food waste as they learn that although it’s a major issue they don’t need to wait until they’re older to do something about it. I watched students discover the power they have to make a positive change to our environment through the magic of yellow OzHarvest aprons!”

“I loved learning how to make all the FEAST recipes, my favourite was the Crunchy Noodle Salad! The best part was working together with my friends and then eating what we’d made!”

“It is a great program that students need to complete! The unit of work is fantastic and I will continue to use it every year!”

“Over time the children’s behaviour at home shifted from simply identifying food waste to working out how to use what they had. They came up with ideas such as making a tart with lemons from their garden and cooking pikelets using brown bananas.”

“I am in LOVE with FEAST. Our students are changed, empowered and excited to be part of something bigger than themselves. This program has been almost effortless to implement, is so well resourced, that even the least experienced student and staff members have been able to access, learn and grow from this program.”

“Students know they’re getting real-life skills, and you can see the lightbulb moment when they create a recipe that reduces food waste, and it tastes delicious! It inspires change at home and school, we’re looking at worm farm and changing our recycling as a result.”

“It’s clear that FEAST is an example of a best practice program that incorporates behavioural insights in its design and supports behaviour change and food waste reduction through a range of activities. OzHarvest can have confidence this is an impactful and successful program for schools.”

“FEAST ticks many curriculum boxes; teachers can easily implement the program, and it can be adjusted to suit many different levels. Sometimes our students struggle with the change from classroom to the next room/space, but FEAST encouraged students to come out of their comfort zone and transition more easily.”

“Our school community was thrilled with the entire experience. Students were enthusiastic about cooking and trying new foods. They loved sharing the food they had prepared and enjoyed reporting back about recipes tried at home.”