Comments on: Radio Daze http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/08/11/radio-daze/ a look at how America squanders nearly half of its food Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andy Geremia http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/08/11/radio-daze/comment-page-1/#comment-203064 Andy Geremia Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:10:29 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/08/11/radio-daze/#comment-203064 Jonathan Just heard the podcast on NPR. I'm actually in the process of starting a nonprofit food pickup/delivery organization in CT modeled after Food Runners in San Fran. If anyone in CT is interested check out the website www.foodrunnersct.org Hope to be up and running by the fall. This site is chock full of info and ideas, I will look into adding insurance for gleaning at local farms. I look forward to your book! Jonathan
Just heard the podcast on NPR. I’m actually in the process of starting a nonprofit food pickup/delivery organization in CT modeled after Food Runners in San Fran. If anyone in CT is interested check out the website http://www.foodrunnersct.org
Hope to be up and running by the fall.
This site is chock full of info and ideas, I will look into adding insurance for gleaning at local farms. I look forward to your book!

]]> By: Hartford IMC » Blog Archive » Food Not Bombs News Roundup http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/08/11/radio-daze/comment-page-1/#comment-187238 Hartford IMC » Blog Archive » Food Not Bombs News Roundup Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:08:43 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/08/11/radio-daze/#comment-187238 [...] Tuesday’s press coverage of the Middletown Food Not Bombs Dept. of Public Health appeal hearing and the breakfast/demonstration on the street beforehand was covered in CT News Junkie and on the Hartford Courant’s front page Wednesday morning. (I’m wondering why the Courant puts “sharing” in scare quotes in nearly every article they write about FNB. Anyone have ideas on that?) FNB also got into the conversation several times on WNPR’s Where We Live, which was coincidentally about food waste. The story has been covered in blogs like Wesleying and Wasted Food. And there was an op-ed by Barbara Ehrenreich in the New York Times where she mentions the Middletown case as an example of how it’s a crime to be poor. [...] [...] Tuesday’s press coverage of the Middletown Food Not Bombs Dept. of Public Health appeal hearing and the breakfast/demonstration on the street beforehand was covered in CT News Junkie and on the Hartford Courant’s front page Wednesday morning. (I’m wondering why the Courant puts “sharing” in scare quotes in nearly every article they write about FNB. Anyone have ideas on that?) FNB also got into the conversation several times on WNPR’s Where We Live, which was coincidentally about food waste. The story has been covered in blogs like Wesleying and Wasted Food. And there was an op-ed by Barbara Ehrenreich in the New York Times where she mentions the Middletown case as an example of how it’s a crime to be poor. [...]

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/08/11/radio-daze/comment-page-1/#comment-186367 Jonathan Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:22:52 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/08/11/radio-daze/#comment-186367 Sadly, I think many tree gleaning groups do need some kind of insurance coverage. That's why I'd recommend partnering or maybe starting a program under the umbrella of an established non-profit. The alternative would be writing a simple liability waiver that orchard owners and homeowners would sign, and having volunteers sign a similar one saying they won't sue should they get hurt. It is a shame this kind of thing can be a barrier, but it makes some sense with tree gleaning because there are often ladders involved... Sadly, I think many tree gleaning groups do need some kind of insurance coverage. That’s why I’d recommend partnering or maybe starting a program under the umbrella of an established non-profit.

The alternative would be writing a simple liability waiver that orchard owners and homeowners would sign, and having volunteers sign a similar one saying they won’t sue should they get hurt.

It is a shame this kind of thing can be a barrier, but it makes some sense with tree gleaning because there are often ladders involved…

]]> By: Bellen http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/08/11/radio-daze/comment-page-1/#comment-185959 Bellen Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:28:15 +0000 http://www.wastedfood.com/2009/08/11/radio-daze/#comment-185959 Back in the late 70s early 80s when a group of us tried to get a local apple orchard to let us pick up the windfalls for free we were told the liability if someone got hurt would not be covered by their insurance policy. They would however give us a great deal on purchasing the windfalls picked up by their employees, which we took advantage of. By the way, we were donating the fruit to a group of churches to distribute. In today's sue happy world I wonder if this liability problem has become a limiting factor for gleaning any crop everywhere. Back in the late 70s early 80s when a group of us tried to get a local apple orchard to let us pick up the windfalls for free we were told the liability if someone got hurt would not be covered by their insurance policy. They would however give us a great deal on purchasing the windfalls picked up by their employees, which we took advantage of. By the way, we were donating the fruit to a group of churches to distribute.

In today’s sue happy world I wonder if this liability problem has become a limiting factor for gleaning any crop everywhere.

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