Monthly Archives: May 2011

What To Do With Food Waste (EPA Report)

Earlier this week I went to the National Restaurant Association show in Chicago.  It was overwhelming in size and since I went with my eyes focused on food-rescue, I was also overwhelmed by the opportunities there. Sometime on Monday I … Continue reading

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WhenToManage Launches Non-Profit Focused on Ending Food-Insecurity Through Food Rescue

Restaurant Software Company gives back with technology Our impetus for starting Community Plates was the realization that food-insecurity in the United States is not a problem of insufficient resources, but rather a problem of logistics. Norwalk, CT (PRWEB) May 19, … Continue reading

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The New Face of Hunger

In a recent USA Today article on “suburban hunger” and the recent economic downturn’s lingering effect on many American families, Christie Garton writes: “After job losses, home foreclosures, mounting debt and bills some can no longer afford to pay, families … Continue reading

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Please Don’t Sue Me For Doing Good (Food-Rescue Objection #2)

Just a few minutes ago, when I finished talking to a potential donor about the problem of food-insecurity in the US and our chance to bring it to an end through food rescue, he asked the the question that is … Continue reading

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Fairfield County Food-Insecurity (the numbers)

We’ve been doing a lot of talking with people all over Fairfield County about ending food-insecurity in the US through food-rescue, starting right here and very often people want to know “how many people are we actually talking about?” Here’s … Continue reading

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One Bite At A Time (Food-Rescue Objection #1)

Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to list all the reasons a new idea won’t work than it is to see why it just might?  I’ve spent half of my adult life in meetings where at some … Continue reading

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