conferenceonfoodwaste,aswellas
makingarrangementsfora dinner
atCopenhagen’sSwedishEmbassy,
whereinf luentialSwedesandin-
ternationaldecision-makerswillbe
givena mealmadefromsurplusfood
andhopefullybein-
spired to putfood
wasteonthepolitical
agenda.
TheInternational
StopWastingFood
Dinnerhasbecome
anannualeventfor
Juul.Lastyearshe
organisedoneattheDutchembassy,
andnextyearit willbetheturnofthe
French.
TheweekwillendatJuul’spub-
lishers,whereshewillseeforthefirst
timeacopyofhernewbook,Mad
Med Respekt (Food With Respect),whichfeaturesheradviceforfam-
iliesonhowtoavoidwastingfood
and 80 leftover-friendlyrecipesfrom
a varietyofDanishandFrenchfood
luminaries,aswellasHRHPrincess
Marie,daughter-in-lawofDenmark’s
rulingmonarch. A
percentageofsales
fromthebookwillgo
toDanChurchAidto
helphungrychildren
inAfrica.
Juul is particu-
larlyexcitedbythe
involvementofthe
Princess.It’sasignthathercam-
paignagainstfoodwastehasmoved
beyondtherealmsofnicheactivism
andintothemainstreamofDanish
society.“ThePrincessisthesweet-
estpersonandshereallyhasher
PHOTO; MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD OF DENMARKheart in it,” says Juul. “She’s agreat
“IFWECANSOLVE
THIS,ITWILLBE
ONEOFTHEKEYS
TO ACHIEVING
WORLD PEACE”Withsupporters
atafood
clubeventin
Copenhagenin
201685