Garbage Gourmets

Just recently saw a news segment entitled “Garbage Gourmet” (unable to find the link, but here is a similar story). Not that eating food from a garbage can is enticing, but I was intrigued. I’ve worked in catering and upscale shopping markets when I was in high school and I’m well aware of having to toss perfectly good items (from magazines to pasteries to produce). Piles of items just sit there waiting for the landfill or pests to start picking through it. Press releases aside, I never understood why the markets don’t give first dibbs to their employees.If that’s too hard to do, why not develop a relationship with local food kitchens and Veterans organizations to collect the goods? Food, magazines, any item in the market with damaged packaging or old expiration dates are thrown away.

In a world where the disparity is so great between those who have, and those who do not – why are we making things so difficult to share more equally??? After a little research, I learned about FareShare.org. FareShare is the national charity working to relieve food poverty by providing quality food and other support services to organisations working with disadvantaged people in the community. FareShare contributes towards 3.3 million meals to 12,000 people in over 420 community projects. Read this to make a donation or learn how your local grocery store can participate.

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