Author: Incredible Surplus

Formerly known as The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham, we've been operating since 2014. We source good quality surplus and redistribute it to the public in return for a Pay As You Feel donation.

A Grand Day Out Gleaning

This week TRJFP Brum went on an adventure to the countryside! Joining forces with Feedback, we provided a delicious lunch for all of the lovely volunteers, as well as pitching in with the gleaning ourselves. What is gleaning, I hear you ask? Gleaning is the age-old practice of harvesting leftover crops. The UK Gleaning Network … Continue reading A Grand Day Out Gleaning

So spaghetti doesn’t grow on trees and pasta isn’t made from meat?!

One of the best April fools jokes ever was played by the BBC when they reported on the growing of “spaghetti bushes”, showing bushes covered in spaghetti that was said to be drying in the sun after harvesting. Considering this was 1957, people could be forgiven for being taken in by this. However, it seems … Continue reading So spaghetti doesn’t grow on trees and pasta isn’t made from meat?!