According to the United Nations, food production may drop by 25% in the next few decades even as the population increases. The point to note, which ties in with my last posting about Anna's activities, is that "more than half the food produced worldwide was either lost, wasted, or thrown away..." Click HERE to read the full article and then take a look at your own food consumption habits.
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I am sure I just had this conversation with Anna a few weeks ago. We were talking about the orange fliers and I told her I was at a local "Subway" when the lady decided she had made my daughters sandwich with the wrong bread she cut it in half and then ended up throwing the whole thing in the garbage. It had just happened that day but I told her the bread was fresh out of the warmer/oven and they had not placed anything on it yet but the lady through it in the garbage. I was upset and thought of how many people I see with signs "WILL WORK FOR FOOD". SHE PUT IT IN THE GARBAGE :( We then talked about other ways like the oranges and food chains this food just goes down the drain. I do not usually like to hand money over to people that ask for it but if they are hungry I am always happy to do food. Is there a way we can stop this waste or are we so afraid of a law suit like one person brought up? OR ARE WE JUST TO LAZY?
Each year our church and my day care would set up a time to go to a place called "Kids Against Hunger" we made bags of food for hungry children both here in the "US" and over sea's. You do not have to take your child to a soup kitchen and put them at risk but this way the kids ALWAYS felt like they accomplished some thing to make a difference. The people would count up the bags and tell the kids how many people that would feed and they would cheer it was better than a day at the park and they felt good about what they can do. This picture is a picture of a big cooperate waste land. No wonder they are loosing money. "SHAM SHAM"
Hi Momgroeb Kathy,
Yes, I remember that conversation about the sandwich bread. Andre' found an excellent reference article here. It is a shame. Waste comes in many forms. We must seek some of our own solutions at local levels.
That was my approach. I know you and your lovely daughters will help me too. But, I am only one person. There needs to be incentive, or publicity for owners of fruit trees to come forward.
I am willing to bet, most citizens have never visited a food pantry, not as a client, but simply as an informative approach.
Sadly, many people have no concept of true hunger or poverty. Its only some distant thing that happens in another country, not right down the street from where we live.
How valuable is a 39 cent orange, when you are truly without income, job, home? Our society is completely mixed up. Not conscious of waste, and no conscience when they know better and can make a simple contribution to others. Rather not be bothered...
That's a pessimistic viewpoint, but I have witnessed it. On the other hand, I have also had the pleasure of meeting truly concerned and giving folks. Those who only wish there was a more efficient way to get ripe fruit to the less fortunate. People just don't know where to begin.
It takes a lot of knocking on doors. Spreading the word. Andre's article speaks the facts. But how many people reading are willing to help?
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