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Originally Posted by Quietmind 2
I just looked at my emails. More hopeful now.
I hit zipcode lottery and an organisation sending me a few ready-to-eat meals (they can't be all I eat, I was told) put me on a distribution list for "ugly" fresh produce that would otherwise be tossed. I can get groceries every week or 2 weeks starting this week. Bus ride to the collection point where I'll show my ID and proof of eligibility.
A lot of gatekeeping for food aid while there's literal tonnes of quality food being thrown away every day. No walk in food banks, so I'm REALLY grateful for this organisation and my current zip code. Less worry for me about food.
My T's email helped too.
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Glad to hear all this, QM! Food waste is a huge issue in the US, too. We do have food banks at least, but I'm thinking more of what's thrown away at restaurants.
We used to do a subscription service where we got grocery store overstocks for a reduced rate--not sure if it's like that there, but it was ridiculous to me the reason that some of the produce couldn't be sold in stores, like too big or too small or peppers they call "suntan peppers" that are bell peppers that are part red and part green (not a solid color). Some were just cases where a farmer grew more than needed.