Food rescue!

Food rescue! This gorgeous green head of broccoli would've been on its way to the dump if it weren't for the No More Starving Artists program. With membership in Ontario Musician's Cooperative, we have the opportunity to take home an overflowing box of free food approximately once a week thanks to a team of volunteers who coordinate donations of food being taken out of rotation from local grocery stores and cafes. With every box of food that comes into our home, I can't help think of one of my favorite awareness-raising projects with students called 'A Banana's Journey', tracking every step of a banana's growth and subsequent three-week journey from tree to table. The amount of resources - from human labor to the costs of time and energy associated with transport to the logistics of getting each piece of food on the shelf ready for a sale - is staggering. I am so grateful this food rescue program saves all of that from going to waste for at least one small fraction of food in our area. I am extremely grateful for the support this brings to our grocery budget! And I am also grateful that dinner will go over well tonight because for as picky as they may be with eating other things, my boys sure do love broccoli. #lettingjoyin