transition to vampire complete...
just slept from sunup to sundown. yikes, third shift.
Farm link to Detroit, Fair Food Network gets a leg up
USDA money will link Michigan farmers with Detroit shoppers, under a new agreement with the Fair Food Network, according to FFN and the Detroit News. FFN, the reincarnation of the Fair Food Foundation (which lost its funds via Bernia Madoff), will use a $40,000 grant from USDA’s Rural Development arm to:
develop a comprehensive communications and social marketing plan to reach out to and inform small farmers in Southeast Michigan about urban market opportunities.
The Cost of Wasted Food
A little self-righteous, but it reminded me of the weeks I spent sorting peaches in California.My job was to toss out bushel upon bushel of peaches smaller than baseballs or those having any hint of green; the same summer, the New York Times was published a piece on green peach salad.
tonight, i:
moved roughly 600-800 lbs of flour and sugar, in 5 lb increments. learned that a co-worker in apparel is slated for a colonoscopy. was asked if i had seen “the evil” yet of my workplace by a cashier. was told by a once-suicidal DandD player in dairy that is am “very cute.” ah, third shift is so awesome.
The Safety Net - Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades -
Exc. piece illustrating the shifting perception of food stamps—from handout to, often, a helpful use of govt money. (I’d also posit that it illustrates how food can bridge political divides that American culture otherwise exacerbates, but that is a long discussion.) It doesn’t hurt that its’s written by Jason DeParle, one of the finest poverty reporters out there.
