Post-party gleaning
Lots of groups are having parties this time of year. They held a "Little Drummer Boy Breakfast" at my nephew's weekdayschool. The parents all brought food, and they took donations for a charity. Like many holiday parties there were leftovers...a lot of leftovers. I volunteered to help with set up and clean up. I made it my self appointed job to see that all the leftovers went to places they'd get eaten. I hate to see good food go to waste.
My parents keep the fridge stocked these days, but during tighter times, party leftovers were nice to ease the grocery bill. Often I've taken party leftovers to friends of mine who were out of work or in a tight financial spot, which is what I did this year.
I'm glad I was on guard cause I stopped them from throwing away some perfectly good food.
I know sometimes it feels a little awkward to find that right moment between giving people the chance to take home their fair share and saving things from reaching the trash can, but I think it's really worth it. Despite providing extra food to someone (be it yourself or others), it's a very green thing to do. Sure food is biodegradable, but there's energy, gasoline, and effort that goes into harvesting plants, butchering meat, processing, and shipping. When we throw it away unnecessarily, that energy is wasted, life is wasted.
My parents keep the fridge stocked these days, but during tighter times, party leftovers were nice to ease the grocery bill. Often I've taken party leftovers to friends of mine who were out of work or in a tight financial spot, which is what I did this year.
I'm glad I was on guard cause I stopped them from throwing away some perfectly good food.
I know sometimes it feels a little awkward to find that right moment between giving people the chance to take home their fair share and saving things from reaching the trash can, but I think it's really worth it. Despite providing extra food to someone (be it yourself or others), it's a very green thing to do. Sure food is biodegradable, but there's energy, gasoline, and effort that goes into harvesting plants, butchering meat, processing, and shipping. When we throw it away unnecessarily, that energy is wasted, life is wasted.