“There are sufficient resources in the world for the needs of everybody, but not enough for the greed of even a significant minority.”- Millard Fuller, The Theology of the Hammer (1994)
I'm the Farm Manager for Opal's Farm - a non-profit5 acre urban farm in Fort Worth that grows for neighborhoods denied access to fresh, nutritious produce through food apartheid. I firmly believe that not only is healthy food a human right, it is also what brings us together Everyone has a seat at the table!
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I agree! We could start by not throwing away so much food!
We pick up culled produce every Monday from 2 grocery stores for our compost. Out of 600 lbs. or more each week I usually get several food boxes of good produce to take to the food bank. That’s one day and two stores. Can you imagine how much more gets wasted with all the grocery stores in DFW? My heart breaks when I see people going hungry when we have so much…
I agree! We could start by not throwing away so much food!
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We pick up culled produce every Monday from 2 grocery stores for our compost. Out of 600 lbs. or more each week I usually get several food boxes of good produce to take to the food bank. That’s one day and two stores. Can you imagine how much more gets wasted with all the grocery stores in DFW? My heart breaks when I see people going hungry when we have so much…
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