Featured: out of place rolls Question: Would the local food movement change the way we waste?
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wonderful back and forth conversation with my partner at AmeriCORPS. My first reaction was that the local food movement would put value on food. When something is worth more to me, I am hesitant to throw it away or use it unwisely. It would seem to me that if i was buying food off of my neighbor who worked very hard for the product, then it would increase in value. The value I'm referring to isn't monetary. It the value you put on a family member after watching them, caring for them, and investing your life for their growth. Yes, if i came to understand that someone worked hard on something, I would appreciate it. That isn't always the case, but by having a closer connection to the source of life, there would be a reduction in waste. At a community garden, your friends, family, and neighbors would be working among you. To me this is 'the fruit of you labor' scenario.
Also brought into the conversation was about self-efficiency. Is it true that some people can't cook? I've heard people say that they couldn't cook toast. What can I say on that ... Since an early age, I could cook and make an egg sandwich. That was enough for my parents to leave me alone with food and be confident that I was in no danger of starvation. I've been in position where i had to clean out the cupboards to get a meal. I've begged from friends, took handouts from churches, and stole from markets to eat. When shifted to a Diet for a Small Planet, I quickly learned how to add flavor to rice in a way that I would not get board with a simple rice diet. Also, I picked up cooking quick breads like biscuits, corn bread and muffins. This taught me how much could be done with flower and water. At that point I learned, with my friend Ev's help, that i could eat for about 10 dollars a month. $10.00 is about the price of a pizza, or just one meal. The topic, still, is about the affluent people who can't cook, don't have basic ability to take care of self, are dependent on Service industry. Is it true that we are a nation of people who's main industry is of feeding ourselves. Meanwhile, those who are used to struggling are more sufficient in these time. They may not be as dependent on the service industry as not cookers. I'll be thinking about this one and its application towards frugal living.
Food: Fruit bowl (melon dew, strawberries, blue berries, grapes) at CCR that reached the end of its usefulness, out of place rolls, cookies, cookies, cookies, turkey sandwiches, jerk beef baguette, cherry cheesecake parfait, and cucumber slices. (also shown is the unopened cookie we found yesterday, I tried offering it to Amy, but apparently she's not a fan of perfectly good, fresh Iced cookies ... maybe next time!)
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wonderful back and forth conversation with my partner at AmeriCORPS. My first reaction was that the local food movement would put value on food. When something is worth more to me, I am hesitant to throw it away or use it unwisely. It would seem to me that if i was buying food off of my neighbor who worked very hard for the product, then it would increase in value. The value I'm referring to isn't monetary. It the value you put on a family member after watching them, caring for them, and investing your life for their growth. Yes, if i came to understand that someone worked hard on something, I would appreciate it. That isn't always the case, but by having a closer connection to the source of life, there would be a reduction in waste. At a community garden, your friends, family, and neighbors would be working among you. To me this is 'the fruit of you labor' scenario.Also brought into the conversation was about self-efficiency. Is it true that some people can't cook? I've heard people say that they couldn't cook toast. What can I say on that ... Since an early age, I could cook and make an egg sandwich. That was enough for my parents to leave me alone with food and be confident that I was in no danger of starvation. I've been in position where i had to clean out the cupboards to get a meal. I've begged from friends, took handouts from churches, and stole from markets to eat. When shifted to a Diet for a Small Planet, I quickly learned how to add flavor to rice in a way that I would not get board with a simple rice diet. Also, I picked up cooking quick breads like biscuits, corn bread and muffins. This taught me how much could be done with flower and water. At that point I learned, with my friend Ev's help, that i could eat for about 10 dollars a month. $10.00 is about the price of a pizza, or just one meal. The topic, still, is about the affluent people who can't cook, don't have basic ability to take care of self, are dependent on Service industry. Is it true that we are a nation of people who's main industry is of feeding ourselves. Meanwhile, those who are used to struggling are more sufficient in these time. They may not be as dependent on the service industry as not cookers. I'll be thinking about this one and its application towards frugal living.
Food: Fruit bowl (melon dew, strawberries, blue berries, grapes) at CCR that reached the end of its usefulness, out of place rolls, cookies, cookies, cookies, turkey sandwiches, jerk beef baguette, cherry cheesecake parfait, and cucumber slices. (also shown is the unopened cookie we found yesterday, I tried offering it to Amy, but apparently she's not a fan of perfectly good, fresh Iced cookies ... maybe next time!)
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