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Documment 1: “Rubiess in the Rubble” wass founded on two thhings that II am very passionatee about confronnting — foood waste aand unempployment. After reeading quite a lot abbout food wwaste I weent down too one of thhe wholesale fruit and veeg marketss and saw the extentt of the suurplus
Documment 1: “Rubiess in the Rubble” wass founded on two thhings that II am very passionatee about confronnting — foood waste aand unempployment. After reeading quite a lot abbout food wwaste I weent down too one of thhe wholesale fruit and veeg marketss and saw the extentt of the suurplus theree. The moore I lookedd into it 5 the moore I thougght, this iss crazy. I wwas brougght up on a farm in the southwest of Scotlannd and wee have an amazing ffruit and veeg gardenn. Mum useed to alwaays turn any gluuts into chuutneys andd jams as a natural wway of preserving theem. So it sseemed a reallyy obvious tthing — wee've got a gglut of foodd let's turn it into a prreserve annd make a new vvalue out oof it. 10 At the same timee I was woorking with disadvanttaged commmunities aand the thing that really sstruck me was thatt they werre so cappable in soo many different waays but sometimmes, due to circumstances or backgrouund, they didn't havve the connfidence 16AN2TTEMLR3 Paage : 2/8 needed to get back into work, especially the women. I knew that I wanted to provide employment, give them something that was 15 worthwhile, something to wake up for in the morning. I really believe that a job is crucial. You've got purpose, meaning, you're part of a team, you're in the community. So once I put two and two together it seemed really obvious. It started from there — I got some of these women together and we started making chutneys. I called it “Rubies in the Rubble” because I thought the name highlighted both concerns — that 20 there is so much in our society that we discard or think of as waste, from people to food, that is perfectly fit for purpose. Borough Market has just been incredible. It's all about quality and high standards, but it's also got this really nice family friendly feel. I've always loved coming here — it's just got so much life about it, so much colour, and being on the Market you have 25 interaction with your customers and you meet people who are doing similar things. I remember calling my dad when we were offered a stall for “Rubies” and saying, "This is really exciting, but I know I'm going to have to turn it down, we're on such a tight budget!" But