Hidden Harvest began in 2015, when our founder Berbel Franse returned to Australia after a stint of work in Ghana, West Africa.

Working in supply chain logistics, Berbel saw that the majority of Ghanese food waste occurred due to a lack of infrastucture like refrigeration and storage. During her time wandering around the Ghanaian marketplaces, she also saw that when the food *did* reach the Ghanaian marketplace, that nothing was left to waste. Upon returning home, Berbel learnt that just over a third of Australia’s food waste is generated in our kitchens at home. Berbel saw this as a delicious opportunity to cook up change within our community.