The first time Elora Adamson sourced food from a waste bin it was an ordeal.
91裸聊视频淚 remember vaguely the first time my roommate took me out dumpster diving,91裸聊视频� Adamson said. 91裸聊视频淚t was a big thing. We were wearing rubber boots and gloves and headlamps. It was an expedition. Now it91裸聊视频檚 like I91裸聊视频檓 on the way home, I91裸聊视频檒l pass a dumpster or a grocery store I know and I91裸聊视频檓 think 91裸聊视频榦h, better take a look in here,91裸聊视频� and you pull out a couple loaves of bread and go home.91裸聊视频�
Adamson and her friend Riley Yakabuski are sourcing all of their meals from foods wasted by grocery stores until January 18. The concept isn91裸聊视频檛 new to them 91裸聊视频� they say there91裸聊视频檚 a relatively large dumpster diver community in Victoria, notably in student circles. They91裸聊视频檙e doing this to both raise awareness about food waste, but also to raise money for Feeding Canada, an indigenous-led organization based in Toronto that helps combat food insecurity in northern communities.
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Through GoFundMe, the two initially aimed to raise $1,000. After shooting through $1,500 they91裸聊视频檝e now extended their goal to $2,000, and the crowd funding platform has listed their drive as a 91裸聊视频渢rending91裸聊视频� item.
91裸聊视频淎 lot of the food that we take is just coming from organics bins,91裸聊视频� said Yakabuski. 91裸聊视频淪o it91裸聊视频檚 not like there91裸聊视频檚 anything that would be toxic in there.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淧eople will have varied reactions,91裸聊视频� Adamson acknowledged. 91裸聊视频淚n Victoria there91裸聊视频檚 a pretty big dumpster diving scene, especially in our circles and at the university it91裸聊视频檚 quite common. When I first told my parents and people back home and my broader circle, people imagine you eating scraps and rotting food, and that91裸聊视频檚 really not at all what it is.91裸聊视频�
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Although they91裸聊视频檝e primarily fed themselves through vegetables, they have managed to find protein sources. They say they haven91裸聊视频檛 noticed any decreased energy or ill affects from their new food sources. They say most food is discarded because it hits arbitrary best-before dates, or simply doesn91裸聊视频檛 look right to shoppers 91裸聊视频� like a discoloured pepper, for example. The pair would like to see increased education on best before dates and efficient food preparation, both inside and outside of grocery stores.
91裸聊视频淚n France, all grocery stores are not allowed to throw out food, they have to donate it,91裸聊视频� Yakabuski said. 91裸聊视频淭hen the people that receive the donations will sort through it - like soup kitchens, redistribution networks and stuff like that. I think that by implementing a policy it might be shocking at first, but I think that it91裸聊视频檚 something that can easily be adjusted to have a huge overall impact.91裸聊视频�
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jesse.laufer@oakbaynews.com
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