Food Not Bombs in need of help
Editors, Asheville Global Report,
Consider this: before food reaches your table, it is
produced and handled by farmers, co-ops, manufacturers, distributors,
wholesalers, and retailers. Some perfectly good food is discarded for
a variety of business reasons at every step. In the average city, approximately
10 percent of all solid waste is food. This is an incredible total of
46 billion pounds nationally per year, or just under 200 pounds per
person per year. Estimates indicate that only four billion pounds of
food per year would be required to completely end hunger in America,
and there is clearly an abundance of edible, recoverable food being
thrown away.
To recover this edible food and use it to feed people, three key elements
must be combined. First, the food must be collected. Second, it must
be prepared in a form appropriate for consumption and third; the food
must be made easily accessible to those who are hungry.
For the past eight years, Asheville Food Not Bombs has been working
hard to bring hot, healthy and organic vegetarian meals to a community
in need, sharing food every Sunday at 4pm at City/ County Plaza. We
are a non-profit, volunteer-based organization that subsists entirely
on donations- both of food, like produce and bread, and money that is
used to purchase necessary supplies such as oil, spices and dry goods.
However, the time has come when those striving to help the needy become
the ones in need of help. So here is a list of items and services that
we’d love to have:
a refrigerator
an electric stove with at least two large burners
money for purchasing supplies
a five gallon water cooler or dispenser
volunteer mechanic work for the Food Not Bombs van
a folding camping-style table
coffee air-pots/ thermoses
heavy duty hard plastic plates
dry goods (beans, grains, spices, etc.)
and of course, volunteers to help with cooking and cleaning.
Do you have any of these items lying around the house, unwanted? We
can gladly pick them up.
We are also in need of a large kitchen with adequate storage space where
we can cook our meals. A commercial, industrial or church kitchen, available
on Sunday afternoons, would be ideal.
If you are able to supply any of the above, or would like to learn more
about us, please contact Food Not Bombs at (828) 231-4343, and ask for
Jason. You can also drop by at 169 Hillside St. Or email us at robotronik@riseup.net.
Please send checks to Jason Cronk at 169 Hillside St., Asheville, NC,
28801.
Thank you!
From the Asheville Food Not Bombs family:
Lark, Ben, and Jason
