Sunday, October 16, 2011

Food Desert Preparation

Hunger has been an issue of great interest for me for a long time. Probably all my life.  I hate being hungry.

To clarify, and all joking aside, I do believe there are hungry people in my community.  Five years ago, a group of my friends and I began a community Thanksgiving dinner at our brand new community center.  I learned a great deal of people who struggle with eating properly.  The center still holds a weekly free meal.

However, I'm not sure if the definition of "food desert" is accurate for exactly where I live.  It may very well be accurate in cities, even in the one ten miles from me.  This experiment is specific to where I live.  Food deserts claim two things that I wish to experience myself - access and affordability - to healthy food. 

Today, I'm preparing my fridge for this venture.  I've given away my leftover perishables (because I don't want to waste them!).  I've spent the last three days making apple sauce from scratch, so I'm going to take that to a friend's freezer.  Then, I'm going to take out this week's grocery store ad and make my list (and check it twice to make Santa proud).

Can you feel that?  No?  It's suspense!

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