Thread: Why is there a hunger problem in the U.S.?

Funny thing about that date on the can. It doesn't mean anything except what the manufacture wants to put on it. There is no control over what and why the date is there. I know people eat can goods 5 years past date and guess what ? Never sick from it. It's a joke on you so you throw good food away. Back in the early days of commercial canning spoiled food was a problem from time to time. It's not a problem anymore.
Just a note France recently made it illegal for stores to throw food away. If they don't sell it they have to give it to charity. There are little glimmers of common sense in this world I just wonder why it isn't spreading. Oh Yeah , profit and attorneys. Don't want somebody to win 2 million in court because they ate food 2 week out of date. Got to make sure there is at least 5 years buffer on that date to make it through a court case.

Don't worry, there will be many Starving mouths to feed in the near future if the powers that be get their civil war started, I hope all of you have at least 6 months of food stored and means to defend it.

Another huge area for improvement are community gardens

Empty lots and areas in the inner city can be used for small "Victory Gardens" this is becoming popular again..
The reverse of this is about dumb enough to drive you to drink, city and towns not allowing gardening

We have a pretty good one in the middle of town here and from what I understand nearly 100% of the vegis go straight to the food banks and the Mission..

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Another huge area for improvement are community gardens

Empty lots and areas in the inner city can be used for small "Victory Gardens" this is becoming popular again..
The reverse of this is about dumb enough to drive you to drink, city and towns not allowing gardening

We have a pretty good one in the middle of town here and from what I understand nearly 100% of the vegis go straight to the food banks and the Mission..

Ron Finley- the "Guerilla Gardener" has some really cool stuff on exactly that.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Empty lots and areas in the inner city can be used for small "Victory Gardens" this is becoming popular again..
The reverse of this is about dumb enough to drive you to drink, city and towns not allowing gardening

At my house in Iowa City, the back yard was full of trees. I converted part of the sunny front yard into a garden. Iowa City is an extremely liberal spot in Iowa. Put it this way, the town is surrounded by these signs.



They made me so safe knowing that terrorists were not allowed to bomb our community.

Anyway, despite the high density of Birkenstocks in the area, half of the people walking past my garden praised me for it while the other half chewed me out for it. Some even went so far as to call the police on me for the garden! A few regularly threw bags of dog poop into it. The garden remained.

Originally Posted by Utopian

IF YOU ARE HUNGRY, cooking does not have to be rocket science or anything you see on Hell's Kitchen, the Iron Chef, or any of those other cooking shows. IF YOU ARE HUNGRY, cooking and eating is really simple.

maybe people aren't hungry enough then?

Originally Posted by Utopian

At my house in Iowa City, the back yard was full of trees. I converted part of the sunny front yard into a garden. Iowa City is an extremely liberal spot in Iowa. Put it this way, the town is surrounded by these signs.


They made me so safe knowing that terrorists were not allowed to bomb our community.

Anyway, despite the high density of Birkenstocks in the area, half of the people walking past my garden praised me for it while the other half chewed me out for it. Some even went so far as to call the police on me for the garden! A few regularly threw bags of dog poop into it. The garden remained.

Put out a sign that says "Thanks for the free manure!"

Angry people hate it when they think they are accidentally helping. OTOH, your lawn could be full of turds the next day.

I did humanure composting in my back yard for almost 10 years so the dog poop was easily handled.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Yea the old argument. let's roll back to 1900 when Companies paid slave wages and workers were basically slaves to the outfit. You don't come to work you don't get paid and the only excuse for missing a day from work was death and you better be thankful for the little you got. Regulations? who needs them. So what when the slag pile runs down the valley and wipes out a few hundred folks or folks get cancer from the water or air pollution. I mean, if you be a coal miner disasters and death and sickness are part of the job. Why should an employer have any responsibility for any of that.

No one is against companies and jobs but if you want the little guy to take it in the shorts to keep outfits here let them move cause that's what they will do anyway because no matter what the Govt does or doesn't do they can always produce cheaper in the Far East.

Now we are back in the 1900's? Sheesh! Same old argument, go back to the past. We used to have slaves back when also.

Mike

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Another huge area for improvement are community gardens

Empty lots and areas in the inner city can be used for small "Victory Gardens" this is becoming popular again..
The reverse of this is about dumb enough to drive you to drink, city and towns not allowing gardening

We have a pretty good one in the middle of town here and from what I understand nearly 100% of the vegis go straight to the food banks and the Mission..

Glen, You live in the heartland of America. Most of us are speaking through the crescent moon cut out in the door :<0) god I hope somebody doesn't tip this thing over before I get out.

Utopian,,, Around here you would see foot prints all through your garden and a lack of produce. There is a certain group of people that think if you leave it where they can see it, it must be free.

Our city had these free garden spaces around but I see now they come up for lease every year.