lurkette

Yeah, but it takes energy to grow, produce, and transport it, and it's not free. Unless you're growing your own or foraging. Dumpster diving is just the urban form of hunting and gathering.

I never understood the whole "clean your plate" thing - it's food that's already been dished out and it's not like we're going to put it in a "to-go" box and send it to a starving kid in China. At school we had the Clean Plate Club who would stand there at the trash cans and shame you if you hadn't eaten everything. Food Nazis. The only thing they said that made sense was "take what you'll eat, eat what you take." The "Take what you'll eat" part made sense, anyhow. The amount of food the caf prepared was based on previous demand, and if you are taking more than you eat, they're making more than they'll need, and will have to throw stuff away.

I don't have a problem with throwing food away per se, but rather throwing away food that is still edible and could still be used to feed someone who doesn't have money for groceries.

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