tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post9132753189680746881..comments2024-03-28T18:07:47.099-04:00Comments on Mae's Food Blog: Your Grandmother May Not Be Like MineMae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-32958380273843315012021-05-07T01:17:17.219-04:002021-05-07T01:17:17.219-04:00Interesting post. It is a complex issue. In many c...Interesting post. It is a complex issue. In many cases, food that does not spoil is important. And limited cooking facilities or lack of refrigeration is a problem for some households. Imagine living out of your van ... people do! Or trying to raise a child when all you can afford is a motel room. If you are lucky, you have a microwave and a tiny fridge. <br /><br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-41638842958578802782021-05-05T10:50:24.689-04:002021-05-05T10:50:24.689-04:00Interesting book. We donate food to various place...Interesting book. We donate food to various places but usually it's canned goods or prepackaded items. We donate dog and cat food too.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553212447308502910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-71920267914653233772021-05-05T10:48:57.349-04:002021-05-05T10:48:57.349-04:00@Kithen Riffs -- You are right: financial contribu...@Kithen Riffs -- You are right: financial contributions to food banks or food pantries are indeed much better than giving them food. They have access to lower-price sources than what you would spend on groceries, including sourcing from Feeding America, a national food bank that obtains surpluses and much lower prices. Also they have other expenses, like a warehouse, trucks, and some employees Mae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-52919250854767066922021-05-05T10:32:49.413-04:002021-05-05T10:32:49.413-04:00I'm not the target audience for this book, eit...I'm not the target audience for this book, either, but it does sounds interesting. We usually make $$$ contributions to food banks so they can buy what they think is best. But local groups, like boy scouts, will sometimes do food dives, and provide lists of canned/packaged goods that they would like to receive. We always have to buy them, because they're never anything we have on hand.Kitchen Riffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334461438904669081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-32577076988374555922021-05-05T08:39:58.551-04:002021-05-05T08:39:58.551-04:00Here it´s as far as I know done by professional co...Here it´s as far as I know done by professional companies <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReFood" rel="nofollow">ReFood</a> for example. I know of one supermarket that sells food past the best by-date for very little money (making sure it´s still OK).<br />Some supermarkets "dump" food that is "not good enough" anymore for the "normal" customer in clean bins Iris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-14617783605682474622021-05-04T23:52:55.957-04:002021-05-04T23:52:55.957-04:00Might it not be a better idea to engage with local...Might it not be a better idea to engage with local communities asking them what they use to cook with?Tandy | Lavender and Lime (http://tandysinclair.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12429144904249443523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-84208674505272832722021-05-04T18:57:10.371-04:002021-05-04T18:57:10.371-04:00I feel sorry for your friend Pam. Our food bank i...I feel sorry for your friend Pam. Our food bank is not like the one Pam volunteered for. However, as much as I recognize that food banks most often are set up to take non-perishables, it never occurred to me that there was food inequality in people of color, usually the very ones who need it the most. Yet another wrinkle in the food insecurity story that I am glad you are bringing to light, Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-73440255983641204262021-05-04T12:56:27.174-04:002021-05-04T12:56:27.174-04:00My opinion of food banks now is not good. After v...My opinion of food banks now is not good. After volunteering at one, we realized it is the ones running the local food bank and the volunteers who reap the food. The leader of it took more than a dozen turkeys home because she said she had a large freezer, even when the one at the food bank wasn't half full. Instead of handing the goods out, they all took their share first. And instead ofPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158336083462589188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-73650695970688895132021-05-04T08:16:03.165-04:002021-05-04T08:16:03.165-04:00I run the food pantry for our Parish and this is a...I run the food pantry for our Parish and this is a huge undertaking. It is, unfortunately, much more expensive to give fresh food over packaged food. We would not be able to feed as many or give as much without supplementing with packaged food. We do try to include fresh meats, eggs, butter, milk, eggs, etc. with each order and when produce is plentiful our local farmers are very generous. A Day in the Life on the Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878132360387905867noreply@blogger.com