Tristram Stuart
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Tristram Stuart is an English
author and historian.
Stuart read English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge
, graduating in 1999 and winning the Betha Wolferstan Rylands prize and the Graham Storey prize; his directors of studies were Peter Holland and John Lennard
. He is the author of The Bloodless Revolution: Radical Vegetarians and the Discovery of India (Harper Collins Ltd, 2006) published in the United States as The Bloodless Revolution: A Cultural History of Vegetarianism From 1600 to Modern Times (W.W. Norton, 2007) and Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal (Penguin, 2009; W.W. Norton, 2009) which won the IACP Cookbook Award for Literary Food Writing and has been translated into several languages. He is a regular contributor to newspapers, radio and television programs in the UK, US and Europe on the subject of food, the environment and freeganism
.
He lives in England and in December 2009 organized "Feeding the 5000" in London's Trafalgar Square
in which 5,000 people were served free curry, smoothies and fresh groceries from cast off vegetables and other food that otherwise would have been wasted to raise awareness for reducing food waste. The event has inspired replica events across the UK and Europe and on November 18th 2011 'Feeding the 5000' returns to London's Trafalgar Square. In 2011 Tristram Stuart won the international environmental Sophie Prize
and the Observer Food Monthly Outstanding Contribution Award.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
author and historian.
Stuart read English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
, graduating in 1999 and winning the Betha Wolferstan Rylands prize and the Graham Storey prize; his directors of studies were Peter Holland and John Lennard
John Lennard
John Lennard is Professor of British and American Literature at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, and a freelance academic and writer.-Biography:...
. He is the author of The Bloodless Revolution: Radical Vegetarians and the Discovery of India (Harper Collins Ltd, 2006) published in the United States as The Bloodless Revolution: A Cultural History of Vegetarianism From 1600 to Modern Times (W.W. Norton, 2007) and Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal (Penguin, 2009; W.W. Norton, 2009) which won the IACP Cookbook Award for Literary Food Writing and has been translated into several languages. He is a regular contributor to newspapers, radio and television programs in the UK, US and Europe on the subject of food, the environment and freeganism
Freeganism
Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. One third of the world's food is wasted —in shops, restaurants, farms, factories and homes—and freegans aim to expose and protest against this, arguing that it contributes to environmental degradation, resource...
.
He lives in England and in December 2009 organized "Feeding the 5000" in London's Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square is a public space and tourist attraction in central London, England, United Kingdom. At its centre is Nelson's Column, which is guarded by four lion statues at its base. There are a number of statues and sculptures in the square, with one plinth displaying changing pieces of...
in which 5,000 people were served free curry, smoothies and fresh groceries from cast off vegetables and other food that otherwise would have been wasted to raise awareness for reducing food waste. The event has inspired replica events across the UK and Europe and on November 18th 2011 'Feeding the 5000' returns to London's Trafalgar Square. In 2011 Tristram Stuart won the international environmental Sophie Prize
Sophie Prize
The Sophie Prize is an international environment and development prize and is awarded annually. It was established in 1997 by the Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder and his wife Siri Dannevig, and it is named after Gaarder's novel Sophie's World. An award ceremony is set for June 22 in Oslo, Norway...
and the Observer Food Monthly Outstanding Contribution Award.
External links
- Tristram interviewed about food production and waste on Against the Grain (radio program)Against the Grain (radio program)Against the Grain is a syndicated Pacifica Radio program of radical ideas and action. The show originates out of the studios of KPFA-FM, the flagship station in the Pacifica Radio Network...
March 24, 2010. - Tristram Stuart's website
- Feeding the 5000
- Articles by Tristram Stuart in The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
- The scandal of food waste, Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
July 3, 2009 - Food waste feature in The Sun newspaper, The SunThe Sun (newspaper)The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin...
July 6, 2009 - Bee WilsonBee WilsonBee Wilson is a British food writer and historian. Wilson is married to the political scientist David Runciman and lives in Cambridge. The daughter of A. N...
's review of "Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal" in The Sunday TimesThe Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
, July 2009