Food waste is responsible for about one quarter of the greenhouse emissions causing global warming every year. Changing the way we eat can have a great impact on reducing climate change in many ways. Should we all go vegan? Maybe vegetarian? Is meat really all that bad? What about plastic bags? Should I buy fresh or frozen vegetables?

Learn how to make better choices when shopping, cooking, eating and ordering food in an interactive and fun webinar. We will also be sharing creative tips and recipes to reduce your food waste.

- Intro to food waste
- What to cook? (seasonal, local, cooking from scratch, the problem with meat etc.)
- How to shop? (where to shop, packaging, fresh vs canned etc.)
- How to reduce food waste in kitchen? (making use of scraps, storing techniques etc.)
- Useful and eco-friendly cooking and cleaning tools (reusable equipment, natural products etc.)
- Small shopping game

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Trainer Bio:

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Sara Jaber is a Senior Sustainability Engineer at EcoConsulting since 2011, working on advising clients on how to integrate eco-friendly and energy-efficient solutions into their projects, including BREEAM and LEED assessments, as well as other eco-building services such as thermal modelling. She is also a Group Coordinator (for Indoor Environmental Quality) in the Technical Committee for the development of the standard for Building Environmental Performance with LIBNOR. She was selected as Future Energy Leader in the FEL100 and FELL18 programs by the World Energy Council. Sara participated in founding The Circular Hub, an eco-friendly learning space about a wide range of topics ranging from the environment & the circular economy to sustainability issues, climate change as well as eco & social entrepreneurship. In her free time, you will most likely find Sara in her kitchen cooking up a storm, or hiking through the Lebanese mountains. She is an amateur wild herbs forager, learning the secrets of the trade from her mother.

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This session is online and Free of Charge!
Booking is a must on the below link:
https://ihjoz.com/events/5787?#checkout

You can also get a certification of attendance if you wish.
Donations are optional and encouraged, distributed to families in need.

Booking ahead is a must, places are limited.

This session is organized by I Have Learned Academy, part of a program named: Toolkit for life in crisis times & after COVID-19.
This program is done by I Have Learned Academy in collaboration with the US Embassy in Beirut.

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