Food Security
Do the Math Challenge: Day 4 – Drop-in Meals & Work-for-Foods
Time to get creative! With a shrinking allotment of food left, I’ve started to get a bit more creative around meal time. While I’m not sure if this was within permissible activities for the week, I decided that volunteering in exchange for food was acceptable. Kind of like a drop-in meal program, but a bit more dignified. I total, I’ve attended two community drop-in meal programs and volunteered at two other places that gave me food. Here’s a rundown of how they all went.
Do the Math Challenge
This week I am joining people across Ontario to rally for an increase to social assistance rates so that people can meet their basic food needs. To raise awareness of this important issue, I am eating a “food bank diet” for up to 1 week. This is my first post in the series.
Portland, Maine bursts with Local Flavour
Quite the random turn of events…A ride through rains speeds me to Maine, where I enjoy a couple nights in a hotel, my first lobster dinner, and I stumble upon some unexpected food activists who put me to work.
The Road to Revolution Will Be Planted, Not Paved
Imagine that an idea is in the form of a seed. And that each of us holds many of these seeds that are all just waiting for the right conditions to take root and sprout. I’ve been holding onto a seed that’s got the word ‘travel’ written all over it for quite a while now. [...]
Armed with a Fork and Ready to Act!
Sorry, but I have to take a moment to just brag a little big about how lucky I am to have found my life’s passion (which, in case it wasn’t obvious, is food). Some people take over half their life to get to that place, while others may never actually encounter it. And I’m even [...]
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