The Inspire Sustainability team recently worked again with a team from the Asian Energy Studies Centre at Hong Kong Baptist University to put together a low-carbon cooking workshop for local families in Barton Hill.
As part of a study project on household energy usage, the workshop provided the families with tips and tricks for lowering their bills whilst still cooking nutritious and budget-friendly meals.
Around 25 people including many young children gathered in Cafe Conscious in Barton Hill to experience the workshop, to learn and to eat together. The evening was a great success with a great community spirit.
UWE’s Inspire Sustainability team member and home cook Josh Warren showed the group a delicious and nutritious hearty veggie curry recipe, and local cook Joyce Fong made a flavourful and quick tossed potato salad.
Both dishes went down really well and demonstrated lots of tips for energy-saving, such as batch-cooking, using the microwave, and buying locally and seasonally. Most of the ingredients were even bought from the neighbouring shops and convenience stores in Barton Hill.
The project hopes to continue to bring energy-saving advice and workshops to local communities in Bristol and support families to reduce their bills.
To find out more about the project, you can email the team at engineeringourfuture@uwe.ac.uk
