The Importance of Reducing Food Waste: A Conversation with Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson, well-known for his love of cars and adventure, recently opened up about an issue that is close to his heart: food waste. He shared his thoughts on this critical topic while discussing other matters in a conversation with his audience.

One of the topics that led to the discussion on food waste was the concept of "waste not want not." Clarkson's mother had instilled in him this principle, which emphasizes the importance of utilizing every resource available. According to Clarkson, there is enough food in the world to feed everyone, but people are still throwing away perfectly good food. He shared a personal experience where he volunteered at a depot that collected surplus food and redistributes it to those who need it.

The initiative Clarkson talked about involved collecting a significant amount of food that would have otherwise ended up in landfills or incinerators. This food was distributed among people who could benefit from it, rather than being wasted. Clarkson emphasized the importance of this project, stating that it is crucial for addressing the issue of food waste.

He also discussed an interesting aspect related to honey production. Clarkson explained that as a beekeeper, he had to label his honey with a "best before" date, even though the honey itself can last indefinitely. The reason for this labeling requirement is due to regulations and laws regarding food safety. Despite this, Clarkson noted that his bees produce excellent quality honey, which never expires.

In addition to his experiences related to food waste, Clarkson touched on the topic of eating habits in America versus Europe. He pointed out a significant difference between the two cultures: Europeans tend to prioritize flavor over quantity when it comes to food consumption. This mindset can make a substantial difference in reducing food waste.

Clarkson also briefly mentioned another project he was working on – growing and cultivating bees to produce honey. However, due to laws regarding labeling and best-before dates, he had to limit the distribution of his product.

Finally, Clarkson ended the conversation by thanking his audience for their support and encouraging them to help free this food redistribution project in any way they can. He also reminded everyone that if they have questions about upcoming Grand Tour episodes, they should not ask him or his team directly, as they do not have the information themselves.

The concept of reducing food waste is an essential topic that requires attention from individuals and communities worldwide. Jeremy Clarkson's conversation serves as a reminder of the importance of this issue and encourages us to adopt more mindful eating habits and consider the environmental impact of our actions.

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tomorrow better by Europeans by the way so that's not died of boredom major if I may just reiterate what I said the last time I came on to one of these events with our producer Andy Wilman if you want to know when the next Grand Tour is out please don't ask us we don't know Amazon Prime know they have it it's finished it's done but it's filmed it's a deterred it's graded it's it's ready to go and it's up to them when they put it out so stop asking us please well if you are it was bloody good friends they in Madagascar which is a terrible place and we think we had a we made a hell of a story and we hope you enjoyed enjoy watching this as much as we enjoyed making in the meantime though equally food and if you can help free this project in in any way then do so thank you very much thank you will bail out on ready youif you want to know when the next Grand Tour is out one and I shall now hand over to Richard I am now paying attention Hammond who is around on the NATO phonetic alphabet which is used to because he flies a helicopter and has to speak in that language all the time some people saying Clarkson's even speeding through this I need to go a little more slowly why have you got a bee to bee eyeballs or worse I thoroughly drained the ælis of rain over these are not they're not a balls these are my pickle donors this is showing 1080 pickle don't you mind if I have a drink whilst you read your questions oh man nothing personal but I've romantics wow thanks fused ignore me that's thinking oh I see love these as in the famous series of adverts or there are no clear in the 1990 Nicole yes when you work for the moment no you don't need this corporate loyalty anymore you don't work Nicole and somebody else whose name features in a little bit that's the answer to that question and I'm not gonna talk about it anymore because I will give it away it's a question number six you were rubbish when you were thrown oh I remember you I know I used to work in press up as PPI drop broadcast because I was it was really good to get understanding today I've got a job in the press up officer Renault and regularly had to host Jeremy I never hosted you an event tonight I've become too important to go on press cordially to you TV both flying aircraft yes why do you have a phonetic alphabet why he just say oMG because if you same pain it's not a very good signal you could be saying CDG or it's just for clarity if you all agree the same work know what the B is I just go burning in Bolton some people don't hey he kind pickling keyway people on college oxford why would you because it's just amazing it look that it actually is no it's because it actually is because it was making international in the international language is English but we needed to have words that all languages could understand clearly because the old the old phonetic alphabet in English before it was standardized this completely different which is why we have August Roger for received I just I just ask this one what's the phonetic for oh no that's Jeremy Clarkson down there and he's shining a laser in my eyes which is what I'm going to do to the lights aircraft flies who come over like hours from now on yeah no word choice before we move on to the sport ray which is obviously very appropriately hosted by me yeah I just say there was a comment on the stream just then-recent hammered that I can tell you it was because he's already scrolled off the top of the page but he said he's stoned hold your gin and tonics so close to the camera because it appears to be bigger than your head I just want whoever you were sonic he's actually holding it behind him yeah so if I do that mmm-hmm stop holding your own you exempt to the camera Jeremy you're going into trouble last time you did that question six the daily online PE classes with Joe wakes have been hugely popular during mock day yes they have the phrase Joe often says during the kangaroo hops exercise is don't drop your what so we're looking for the missing word from tromsø Rick's is catchphrase don't drop your what does he say change yes have you ever done gelwix is PE class right very briefly yes oh you aren't anything I actually asked that like as a joke well yeah no I didn't watch it yes because my niece and nephew did so I thought I'd join join and it was did you take to join it did you wear your old school pants I just went if we're gonna have a picture of horror let's make it really a myth I didn't I didn't join in and I just watched it I didn't do it okay did wear it I got to Thompson's bug it up shall we all disappear and go somewhere else are not telling me zone different show you can how do we establish like a motherly mates the wrong address for a party all to all face the other way attending that we're all facing the other way and then he'll see me excuse myself I'm back which snooker player holds the record for the fastest competitive one four seven break when a boy said the big breakers do get a feat he achieved with a time of 5 minutes and 8 seconds and that was at the 1997 World Championship so who has the record 5 minutes 8 seconds 147 break is Snoopy world championship it was in 1971 Z's name we play which I played snooker once in me because I generally refused to because you and Jeremy triplanes knew how i commentated for the first three hours that i went to bed because it was so dreary and then you got up in the morning and we were still playing were snooker player that the world has ever seen and I said no I think I'm worse and we I think we played for six hours on the end there were people in the room going oh dear there's something wrong with it I hated Brett I hate to break it we're not in a state of recognizing the time when that was actually cool it wasn't sports that's a degree in finesse that really is irrelevant to what it is yes let's come back to it because people will tune out otherwise control 2018 Lizzy Arnold became the first British athlete to win a Winter Olympic title what is the one word name of the sport in which she won gold Lizzy Arnold we have all met her in fact we should all get this one right yes we have silly surname first name is Lizzy and the second name is Yana because Yana dizzy two consecutive wise in a year so what what is what is the name of her sport was it common it's a one-word day when did we meet we met two when we filmed gets to the morning on television then remember you are limited and then he came over at any time TV host yeah then I had to go by myself and then at the week and then what was even more amazing is he decided not to be a daytime TV host on Monday and stayed to play with us video that was we were solely responsible for things I focus on that that's also that's also the shooting with you and me Jeremy had a race as you know you Volvo and it was a Volvo xc90 no then you add eq7 crash you crashed your LD how many times three though you you crashed into me I wrote a letter to only to explain that yes I know but the viewer had all seen you crashing into me it didn't matter I think you cracked that it was crashed let's not get a bomb on you but it was cracked three times but what we realized accident about it was it went all the way through the N is and we put all the voiceover on will declare that the and you'd won before somebody somebody's wife I think pointed out that it was a delayed start so actually the Volvo is it head start we've said to anyone before we were fairly hopeless in those days then which golfer Jeremy will know this nickname the golden bear as when a record 18 major championships three more than his nearest rival tiger woods so in layman's terms which golfer has won three more championships and Tiger Woods Hammond you know this you play golf was to cook yes we are we the only three we all are we are uniquely joined-at-the-hip by c2 clothing of golf you would say oh nice James made classic it is you keep trained interested also soon as I'm not they just happened there he is with the space at his house for his lampshade and in Wales are these horses everything others me it was in Secrets quickly to pick it round it is actually is quicker to lie on the floor and play as a very big game of snooker it's still quicker than waiting around of course another posting so far five very distributes food to people who need food that would otherwise go in landfill have been or an incinerator which is not allowed as my mother was then I just say James if I may just back you up on this this is something I've never talked to you in 20 years this isn't we know they so don't worry no no this is food that has best before dates and it's not quantity out of date and it's there's nothing wrong with it and you distribute it to people who basically could do some food that's the plan yes yes um sometimes your sister's the packaging is damaged to be honest that's almost XP I was told today and this is I think an important point bearing in mind who we're raising money for that honey that I'd now have a quarter of a million bees here we're growing them but growing cultivating whatever the word is honey and I've got some of it I collected today the blossom bit early if you can see that that was taken out of the hive today that is honey now if I put that the jar and sell it in my shop I have to put I have to put by law a label on it saying when it's best before date is best before whenever oh honey you could eat it as we all know 5,000 years down it never goes off it's it's a fake food it is a present so if I put on it best before February 20 21 and he was in February 20 teeth there's nothing wrong with it but I have to throw it away but the junk can you not put best-before 7050 I have I've already ordered labels st. best before 3030 on it but that has to have a best before label on it but it's honey and my bees have been very busy making it little lasts forever and so this is why this previous project seems like a very important is a very very good idea we are well having not having because he's only 37 obviously but you and me Jeremy we are of an age where our mothers who obviously went to the same College of being learners would have said waste not want not you can't leave until you've eaten all your food Universal waste anything and all the rest of it which is actually all this is doing these societies it's the amount of food I mean I going to do that little bit of volunteer driving in one Felix depo on one day that depo which is only the size of expecting the size of the 10 car Garrett is in shifted 30 tons of perfectly good food that otherwise would have gotten landfill and incinerated I did thank secretion I absolutely have with you on this and I can broaden it out even further one of the things I do know now doing farming and one of the things that is really beginning to irritate me is people buy food and then their kids go and I just want to tricks and they push their vegetables to the side of the plate you just think no no don't do that there's only enough food in the world to feed so many people there are seven billion people in the world people have to eat they have to eat everything on their plates their children are they if there's any kids what to miss well Emily's put on your plate for supper tonight eat all of it even the world because everyone says oh it's gonna be bad for the environment if farmers grow over seven billion yeah but if we fight everything will be fine if everyone eats everything on their plate even if just just eat everything I know in America that's tricked by far too much but just eat everything yes celebrating flavor not quantity that's the essential difference between Europe and America when it comes to food don't think about a big opponent worrying you about tomorrow soon and America tomorrow better by Europeans by the way so that's not died of boredom major if I may just reiterate what I said the last time I came on to one of these events with our producer Andy Wilman if you want to know when the next Grand Tour is out please don't ask us we don't know Amazon Prime know they have it it's finished it's done but it's filmed it's a deterred it's graded it's it's ready to go and it's up to them when they put it out so stop asking us please well if you are it was bloody good friends they in Madagascar which is a terrible place and we think we had a we made a hell of a story and we hope you enjoyed enjoy watching this as much as we enjoyed making in the meantime though equally food and if you can help free this project in in any way then do so thank you very much thank you will bail out on ready you\n"