No Waste Army Collaborates with Farmers to Sell Surplus Vegetables Across the Netherlands
Nearly one million kilograms of vegetables await sale from six farmers in the Netherlands, as part of a No Waste Army initiative to prevent waste. In Minnertsga, Bram Joostema seeks to sell 300,000 kg of carrots after a supermarket halted orders.
Consumers can purchase them on January 16 and 17 at Moaije Peal 1G. Bio-cabbage farmer Tycho Saat in Almere has 300,000 kg of cabbage available due to overproduction, with sales on January 16 and 17 at Goethelaan 163.
In Groesbeek, Chris Poelen faces the potential waste of 50,000 kg of hokkaido pumpkins, available for sale on January 9 and 10. Jan-Willem de Weert in Steenbergen has 60,000 kg of organic potatoes without buyers because of their appearance, available on January 17.
Johan Pals in Lage Zwaluwe has 190,000 kg of oversized organic cabbage, with sales on January 16 and 17. No Waste Army will also use some vegetables in their quarterly boxes. Henk Klompe of Bioplant views this as a last resort for farmers amid market imbalances, particularly due to imports of locally grown products.
