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"Hunger and food insecurity exist in every community in the US. Around 12.8
percent of US households experienced food insecurity in 2022.
That’s 17 million households experiencing food insecurity in a country that
throws out more food than any other country in the world—120 billion pounds
every year, equivalent to almost 40 percent of the entire US food supply.
That’s 325 pounds of wasted food per person.
In other words, no one in the US should be going hungry. There is plenty of
food to go around. It’s just a matter of getting it to hungry people before it
gets to the dump to rot and, in the process, produces large quantities of
methane that contributes an estimated eight percent to global carbon emissions.
While we all wait (not holding our breath) for the government to creak into
action, a network of community activists has emerged in small towns and huge
cities alike to help get food to the people who most need it. Every community
has different needs, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution, which makes
this highly individualized approach more effective than many of the
larger-scale, generic, government-sponsored options out there."
Via Esther Schindler.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
