4/13/2018 0 Comments Finding Experts!Posted by: Sarah Morrison
This is our second week doing CBL and it is coming along great! So far we have narrowed our problem and reached out to experts. Last week we decided that food waste would be the problem we were focusing on, but this week we got to this narrowed problem: So much edible, “ugly” produce is wasted when it hasn’t expired yet in supermarkets while millions are hungry. For research proposes, we want you to write a quick comment about what you think! Moreover, the communities affected by food waste are homeless and low income people as well as supermarkets/grocery stores. Homeless have very little to no food, so when it is wasted, it is even more devastating. Homeless also can't afford food, so if supermarkets donate the food instead of wasting it, they can eat. Supermarkets are affected because they are the ones who are throwing out the food and losing money! The reason we have decided to dive deeper into this problem is because we are very intrigued by all that we have learned. So, we have contacted experts in the field. We contacted Fredric Kimmel who is an accountant and is personally related to Sarah. Then we contacted Allison Griffith who is the EHW Program Coordinator in Westside Food Bank. We asked them many questions including these for Ms. Griffith: What is the most important problem related to food waste that you believe needs to be solved? Are there any organizations or supermarkets donating produce to you? If so, could you direct us towards them? What, if any, problems do you encounter with receiving donations of fresh produce? How do you think such problems could be best addressed? Which areas or shelters are most in need of food? And these for Mr. Kimmel: If the supermarkets donate food or produce past the sell by date to homeless shelters, would they be able to get the value of that food exempt from their taxes? If not, could the supermarkets donate food or produce before the sell by date to homeless shelters, and be able to get the value of that food exempt from their taxes? Because of your experience, do you think an exemption from the supermarket’s taxes is a beneficial motivation? Is it common for supermarkets to reach their maximum exemption rate, if there is a maximum? Is there a tax reason, or another reason, supermarkets aren’t donating produce already? Although neither have responded to us yet, we are excited to hear your responses when you comment! Feel free to let us know anything or answer any of the questions we have stated! What do you think, can we conquer edible, “ugly” produce waste and help feed the homeless?
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