You know I love being silly, but I’m going to get serious with you today. I’ve got an important issue I want to bring to the forefront. I’m not going to rant or rave (this time). Instead, I’m going to be calm and collected, which is so unlike me. I do promise to be short, and hopefully this will be completely worthwhile, so please bear with me.
I mentioned Food Deserts a couple of weeks ago and one result of these places is we have a lot of nutritionally hungry folks in America. Don’t get me wrong we’ve got plenty of food, but the quality can be ‘eh at best or even dismal in some areas.
I’m extremely fortunate because I don’t live in a food desert, and I do have access and the means to enjoy fresh, local produce, but being fortunate doesn’t mean I can turn a blind eye to the problems with our current food culture. That’s not my style, and if I want change, and I do, I’ve got to do something to promulgate that. If you’re interested, check out this site, Food Bloggers Against Hunger.
It calls for us food bloggers to band together for the cause and all do a post on April 8th regarding hunger. Pretty simple, yes? You can even do a post with a recipe creation, using pantry staples and $4 or less. Talk about challenging, but I know we’re not a group to shy away from those, so I urge anyone who is even remotely interested to check this out and consider hopping on the Fight Against Hunger Train. It’s just one day.
Is this a cause that’s important to you? Have you ever been impacted by food deserts or been forced to go hungry (and I don’t just mean hangry because I’m pretty sure we’ve all been there)? If your food options were limited to those in the picture above, what would you do?
What a fantastic idea! I will do my best to remember to participate. Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely. Someone shared it with me and I thought it would be a good idea to put it out there. Paying it forward, so to speak.
Thanks for posting about this! I look forward to reading your post on 4/8. Please email me at thegivingtable@gmail.com— I’ll be sending out some reminder emails next week. Thanks!
Thanks for organizing this. I’m excited to be a part of it, and I truly appreciate your efforts.
Okay… So that’s a Monday. Not my normal posting day, but I am definitely going to try to do this. Thanks for bringing to my attention. Sounds like a really worthy cause. Off to go read the guidelines! 🙂
Thanks Madison; I thought it sounded pretty amazing, and I want to check out the documentary too.
I was just tweaking my previously-scheduled 4/8 post last night to weave in some stats and stuff. The recipe is perfectly acceptable and I’d already mentioned volunteering at The Foodbank in the post, but now I’ve either made it better or made it very disjointed. Squirrel!
I hope I’m not too preachy.
Thanks for sharing this.
Your post is already written. Damn, I’m jealous. I have very few pre-written. I always mean to do it, but there never seems to be any time. Thank you for sending me the info. I really love this concept.
That video you shared last week was very eye opening. Like you, I am fortunate enough to have plenty of options around me when it comes to fresh and local produce (even if I do complain about the variety at times)…I honestly feel I am so spoiled that I have no clue what I would do put in a situation of deprivation. I will do my best to join in for sure…off to check out the deets! 🙂
Thanks sweets! I think it’s a really cool concept and totally doable for us food bloggers. What can I say? I’m an activist at heart. Viva la revolution!
Sounds like an awesome cause especially given how prevalent starvation is across the world. Having grown up in Nigeria and now living in India, I have always been a witness…nobody should have to go hungry and even though donating some food to a shelter or a family in need might seem small, every bit counts!
Every little bit certainly does count, and hopefully we can make some changes politically with our food culture over here in the US, which could really have a significant impact on our health and our healthcare costs. Fingers crossed these posts do a little bit towards changing things and getting people real food on a regular basis.
Okay, I somehow missed this when you first posted it, but I totally want to do it. I mean, I’m all about blogging about eating on a budget, but to blog about eating on a budget for a cause? Count me in.
I totally snuck in a Thursday post this week because I’m shady like that. I actually thought about your eating on a budget posts and just how perfect they would be for this. Me, I’m struggling with the spending and may need your help.