https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/967ec649-17dd-4bbc-9e27-8520daf7d753 According to the UN, one third of the food we grow ends up in the rubbish bin. In this programme, we'll meet the people trying to stop us from throwing good food away - including a farmer and a green designer. And, of course, Neil and Sam will teach you some new vocabulary as well. This week's question Which of the following foods can be grown in Britain throughout the year? Is it: a) strawberries? b) kale? or, c) rhubarb? Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabulary use-by date - date until which food may be safely eaten, usually printed on the food container - eat local, eat seasonal slogan used to encourage people to buy and eat fresh food which has been grown in their local area during the current season middleman - business people who buy produce directly from producers, and make money by selling it on to shops or customers commissioned - receiving a payment which is directly related to the amount sold worst-case scenario - the worst, most serious and unpleasant thing that could possibly happen in a situation blanket (+ verb) - (adverb) applied in the same uniform way to everything, even when there are differences between those things [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and text here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-221229 More 6 Minute English episodes: 3D printers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z5iHh2omRA Are opinion polls accurate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfNU4h38Iis Deep-sea mining https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K2gB8b7qUw Can music mend a broken heart? https://youtu.be/KLz5u2pH-yM The art of conversation https://youtu.be/xGhbhWUqL-w Qatar's World Cup workers https://youtu.be/nQrS3-L9id4 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos to help you improve your English: www.youtube.com/bbclearningenglish Visit our website: https://www.bbclearningenglish.com Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment. #learnenglish #foodwaste #recycle Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:46:50 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.pavel-english.ru https://video.pavel-english.ru/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://video.pavel-english.ru/videos/watch/967ec649-17dd-4bbc-9e27-8520daf7d753 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.pavel-english.ru/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.