Three rural Saskatchewan teens hammed it up in a 30 second video to help curb food waste.
Kaitlyn Dilsner, Taryn Heidebrecht, and Lauren Palmer, Grade 12 students at Clavet Composite School, invested more than nine hours to produce the video, which took first place and a $500 prize in a Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council competition.
Palmer, who lives on a cattle and grain farm, said they were inspired by their families.
“We see how much work goes into raising food,” she said.
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Heidebrecht said the video, entitled Don’t Waste It ’Cause We Grow and set to a rendition of LMFAO’s pop song, chose a fast-paced, humorous approach over presenting too many numbers or statistics.
Tips such as checking what’s in the fridge before shopping and saving leftovers for the next day were targeting all age groups, they said.
SWRC reports that an estimated 27 billion dollars’ worth of food is wasted every year. Food waste occurs in production, distribution, retailing and consumption, with consumers discarding about one- third of the food they purchase.
In the video competition, second and third place was awarded to students from Hepburn and La Ronge.
