tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post2804344601810194215..comments2024-03-18T23:25:18.130-07:00Comments on Vegan Eats and Treats!: Volunteering at the food bankAmeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291071425858947632noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-1195198973945199962007-01-30T07:19:00.000-08:002007-01-30T07:19:00.000-08:00Awesome... I love volunteering at our food bank. ...Awesome... I love volunteering at our food bank. We are definitely privileged to be able to choose our food preferences, when there are people who will eat anything they can get. It feels good to help out.laura khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124236356802448254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-38132622051932345682007-01-29T21:35:00.000-08:002007-01-29T21:35:00.000-08:00Rock on! That's awesome what you did. I really w...Rock on! That's awesome what you did. I really want to offer my time and services more this year. Excellent work!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17444634309396273919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-28345973715159249872007-01-29T04:44:00.000-08:002007-01-29T04:44:00.000-08:00Thanks for helping our world become a better place...Thanks for helping our world become a better place! Really, it's easy to forget that there are lots of people out there living on the edge, even in what I would have thought of as a prosperous area. Thanks for reminding me.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05863808659532394290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-53720900065142044192007-01-28T19:56:00.000-08:002007-01-28T19:56:00.000-08:00That's great that you took the time to volunteer. ...That's great that you took the time to volunteer. I used to deliver meals once a month but somehow got out of the habit. It's definitely something everyone should do at least once as a reminder of how fortunate we are.aTxVegnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949520229934543457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-16618252488526566312007-01-28T15:40:00.000-08:002007-01-28T15:40:00.000-08:00Perhaps you could join the Kiwanis and convince th...Perhaps you could join the Kiwanis and convince them to have a "crab and vegan pasta feed." Or maybe just a pasta feed. I don't know though - lots of older people tend to get very set in their ways. FNB is a great idea! I wish they had one here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-81296783761986537412007-01-28T08:56:00.000-08:002007-01-28T08:56:00.000-08:00Lots of good thoughts in this post. I completely a...Lots of good thoughts in this post. I completely agree that it is a good idea to make sure to spend time with people with other perspectives. Especially when you live some place like Santa Cruz or Berkeley, it is so easy to create a perfect little world where one is surrounded by like-minded people. The past couple of years I have both consciously and accidentally been in a number of social situations with people have very different perspectives and life experiences. I have learned a ton, and I feel like I have more compassion and understanding for people with different views. <br /><br />In terms of food relief groups -- I think there might be a Food Not Bombs groups in Santa Cruz; FNB as you may know gets donations of food and cooks all vegan meals. I think most FNB groups set up in parks and primarily feed the homeless. I am not sure I know of any vegan food bank in the Bay Area, though it seems surprising that there isn't something of this sort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-86190809628043392602007-01-28T08:25:00.000-08:002007-01-28T08:25:00.000-08:00What a thought-provoking post, Amey! First, kudos ...What a thought-provoking post, Amey! First, kudos to you and Musty for volunteering. Here in Syracuse, we often do things like that, and it's always a positive experience- sometimes the real world/veganworld clash is needed to give you perspective, and even to make you stronger in your beliefs! In my heart of hearts, I know that eating healthy, organic and seasonal (and veg) is *cheaper* in the long run (environmentally, health care, etc.) but I also see first-hand people who are simply too poor to have that be a priority.<br />Fortunately, there are a few vegan food bank type programs, and I think they're quite successful! Wouldn't it be cool if you did open one in S.C.?... You could coordinate events with the other groups, so you'd still be in touch and reach the greatest number of people in need as possible... <br />Ok, I've also written too much!bazuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07020880461667324114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-83454855151446594702007-01-28T07:39:00.000-08:002007-01-28T07:39:00.000-08:00P.S. In response to what you said on my blog, I to...P.S. In response to what you said on my blog, I too live in Veganworld in my head. I think I also live in "healthfoodworld" - I get quite a shock when I go into a "normal" grocery store and read some of the labels...yikes! But I've typed enough - I need to shut up now! :)Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719655424123453392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-34648378773344714942007-01-28T07:36:00.000-08:002007-01-28T07:36:00.000-08:00Here in Chicago, J and I live in one of the most e...Here in Chicago, J and I live in one of the most economically diverse neighborhoods in the country - literally, there are multi-million dollar mansions a couple blocks away from what used to be a very notorious housing project (Cabrini-Green). So you would think that these issues would be at the forefront of my mind, but it's still so easy to ignore poverty and hunger from a place of such privilege. Your post really inspires me to get more involved, yet I'm with you - I don't like the thought of feeding people animal products to raise money. There needs to be a vegan organization to address the needs of the community!<br /><br />The saddest thing about hunger is that it could easily be prevented if more people switched to a vegan diet. Vegan staples - grains and beans - are cheap to buy and much cheaper to grow than animal products.<br /><br />Thanks for the food for thought!Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719655424123453392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32492687.post-6099771877771495912007-01-28T05:43:00.000-08:002007-01-28T05:43:00.000-08:00That's wonderful you donated your time to help out...That's wonderful you donated your time to help out at the food bank :) How cool you raised over $800 at Thanksgiving with your yoga class. WTG!!!Emmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279182851594503774noreply@blogger.com