This past Friday, the CBS Evening News ran a piece about food recovery. Those of you who know what food recovery/rescue is, won’t be enthralled, but it’s neat nonetheless to see a network tackle the issue. (Yes, even though networks’ allure has declined a bit in recent years.)
I was happy to see Hidden Harvest get some much-deserved love. I’ve spoken with their exec director Christy Porter and enjoyed it. Anyone who started out as a journalist, holds a PhD in English and works in the food recovery world is A-OK with me.
Yet, it’s kind of unbelievable that the 96 billion/27% stats are the latest we have (from 1995 data), but they are. On a lighter note, I loved the CGI graphics that put statistics on the back of the collection truck (I’m such a sucker for stuff like that). Also, the unsung heroes of the piece–and food recovery in general–are banana boxes!
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We’ve been trying not to eat food that has travelled miles so bananas are not on the menu at the moment, but now you mention it we’d be stuffed without the boxes, we use them for all sorts!
Cool blog. I’ll have to read more. I’m doing something very similar all by myself – in Clayton, California. Earned a lot of recognition and press. Please visit my blog if you wish. Fruit harvesting for the hungry and collecting unsold farmers’ market donations. http://www.thelemonlady.blogspot.com or http://www.thelemonladynews.blogspot.com.