Originally Posted by cherrio
Originally Posted by ptquilts
I was at a Walmart and the produce guy was picking out tomatoes with blems, I said are you going to mark those down, I can use them for cooking. He said, no, we have to throw them out. grrrrrrr.....
not nutritonal- but along the line of your grrr; my dd used to work at a coffee shop- high end- and at the end of the week any coffee, no matter the type, had to be thrown out when the bins were emptied, cleaned and refilled. some of that coffee was $50.00 a lb; others @ maybe 7-10 a lb. my point is all that, and produce from stores across our nation could be helping folks in need. and we realize there are a lot of folks in need nowadays.
Some of that food is being donated to local food pantries. I know that Jewel, Target and other grocery stores near me donate to the food bank whic in turn donates it to churches, schools and other organizations that have food pantries. My local area has a mobile food truck that does around to churches and schools and gives the food away.