Limiting food waste is good for the wallet and the planet! So many good reasons to motivate yourself and learn to consume better. We have to pick the best advice from the author Marie Cochard, who led the experience of a life without fridge. A funny challenge with family and with a fun and informative approach, to reconnect with the conservation techniques of yesteryear. A committed and meaningful approach, which goes hand in hand with short circuit races, a fight against waste and energy savings. The book, full of tricks, rehabilitates the natural cost, to the detriment of the industrialist: that's good!

Tip 1: I wash the vegetables at the last moment

And not before, even if they are covered with earth / mud / sand ... The layer that surrounds potatoes, carrots, etc., has a protective effect and thus makes it possible to make the freshness of vegetables last longer. . Obviously, I remove it anyway scrupulously just before cooking.

Tip 2: I rinse the fruit with vinegar water

White vinegar not only scares away unwanted animals, but it also reduces rotting and prolongs storage. This tip "bath of vinegar" (a few hours) also works for a chicken that has waited a little.

Tip 3: I separate potatoes, apples and onions

Stored together, potatoes, onions and apples do not mix well. All three produce hormones in the form of gases, which oxidize other plants. And the effect is multiplied if they are stored side by side so they are dispatcher.

Tip 4: I transform radishes and artichokes into bouquets of flowers

I immerse the green (very fragile) tops of radishes or artichoke stems in a container of cold water (vase, teapot ...), but especially their edible part. By changing the water every day, they are kept for one week.

Tip 5: I recycle my nylon tights

Lycra, breathable and opaque material, optimizes the conservation of onions (big, not the little primeurs that keep like radishes), in a dry place and sheltered from the light. I slide a first onion bottom of the leg of the pantyhose, then I knot and continue well ...

To read "Our adventure without fridge, or almost ...", Marie Cochard, 144 p., 19,90 €, ed. Eyrolles.