We need more of this. Some Kiwi supermarkets put out a freebie bin of fruit for the kids. Then we have our communal gardens popping up in the towns & cities.
By Amanda Froelich, Truth Theory
Planet Earth is plagued by many problems. However, one of the most severe may be food waste. Even though we, as a species, cultivate enough food to feed 10 billion people, approximately 795 million individuals still go to bed hungry each evening.
What are we doing wrong? There are a few answers to this question. To start, people have gotten into the habit of putting profit before others. An unfair distribution of resources paired with greed has contributed to the phenomena known as “lack.” Secondly, citizens have been taught to believe that if a food item looks anything but perfect, it is no longer edible. The misguided public also believes that as soon as a food reaches its expiration date, it must be tossed into the landfill or composted. In reality, most items retain a shelf life of several more weeks.
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“Expired” food is not supposed to be sold, because… you know… it’s “unsafe”
WE are a wasteful bunch of people.
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I reckon Kenneth. Capitalism. Historically I read that the greedy have dumped ship loads of food rather than give it to the poor.
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I like your comment because you are aware there is a problem, NOT because I “like” greedy capitalism
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Yep. I see 🙂 And not the neo lib kind of capitalism. I lived in the era we had full employment, it’s gone mad now since Rogernomics.
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A lot of people think “Best before” [this date] means “deadly after”. It doesn’t at all.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reduce-waste-and-feed-the-poor-by-selling-expired-food/
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No, that’s true. Good food down the gurgler.
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