The past six months will go down in history as one of the wettest ever. The almost continuous wetness and rain do not only make us crave for sunshine, but unfortunately also have a strong impact on the crops of our farmers.  

Such is the case for farmer Ted and his wife Nicoline Vaalburg, based in Zuidschermer, North Holland. They are left with an abundance of organic celeriac that does not meet the perfect consumer beauty ideal. On an annual basis, this amounts to a whopping 300,000 kilos of celeriac that will not end up on supermarket shelves.   

 Wet soil due to persistent rains has made harvesting difficult. As a result, a significant portion of the organic celeriac has been rejected and about 7 to 8 thousand kilos are now left lying around every week. What a shame...   

Although the celeriac has minor imperfections, these vegetables are still of good quality and perfectly edible. Celeriac with character!  

Farmer Ted and Nicoline are determined to give their celeriac another great use, so we at Get Wasted are very happy to help with that!  

Would you like to help give this celeriac a second chance? Then contact Fien Mertens, our Matchmaker, at +32 0456 72 12 30 or fien.mertens@eitfood.eu. Together we can fight food waste and embrace the misfits! 

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