Grandma Sita
🌱🥒🤔 Did you know that cucumber peel is edible and full of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants? The peel and seeds are the most nutrient-dense parts of the cucumber. It will add fiber and vitamin A to your diet. Just be sure to wash the cucumber…
🌱🥗🤔 Did you know that lettuces are one of the most wasted food items? The key to making lettuce last longer is to store it correctly. Lettuce and salad leaves should be removed from their packaging and stored in an airtight container, either wrap the…
🌱🍒🤔 Did you know that can make vibrant syrup from cherry pits that would typically be tossed? Cherries offer you all the things you have been looking for in a berry: juiciness, color, and sweet taste. 💪 Cherries are not only a great snack but…
🌱🌿🤔 Did you know no part of olives goes to waste? Even in ancient times, dry olive residues were burned in the Mediterranean region for heating or cooking. Still today, olive pits can be burned as a former by-product to generate heat, electricity, biogas, and biofuel,…
🥾🤔 Did you know that the pilgrims on the Way of St. James (Camino de Santiago) used pumpkins as water bottles by hanging them from their walking sticks for centuries? Nowadays, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims like Grandma Sita exchange ideas and cultures across the…
🌱🍠🤔 Did you know that beetroot leaves and stems are entirely edible and taste like Swiss chard but are sweeter? They are delicious when sautéed as a crispy side dish or tossed in a salad. Beetroot is more usually associated with the depths of winter,…
🌱🍪🍞 Grandma Sita had a lot of fun baking plant-based breakies made from leftover bread, brown bananas, and some fruit with the kids and parents of Forældrenes Børneklub in Copenhagen, DK. 🤗 All children were welcome with their parents or adult companions generating a space…
🥬🍎🥔🍇🗑️🤔 Did you know that fruit and vegetables, plus roots and tubers, have the highest wastage rates of any food? Not only does this food waste cost us money, but it also has a wider cost to the environment. Luckily Grandma Sita provides you with…
🌱🥕🤔 Did you know that carrot greens are just as edible as carrots? Carrot greens are a great replacement for herbs in traditional sauces like pesto or chimichurri and even sautéed with garlic and red pepper as a delicious side dish. Carrot leaves have 6…
♻️ Did you know that dye with avocado peels/pits gets beautiful pink shades in textile fabric? Grandma Sita puts together the step-by-step natural dyeing guide with food waste for you to try. ➡️ Natural dyes, made from food scraps like avocado peels/pits that would otherwise…