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Showing Original Post only (View all)Chef Andres: People of America! I want to talk about two photos [View all]
that tell the story of food in our country in this moment...two different, painful realities that we are experiencing, and the opportunity we must seize to make sure food is not the problem but the solution 1/
Farmers in Idaho are dumping their potatoes. 😢 I went to Picabo today to see the discarded pile (and pick up a bagful). Commercial demand has fallen, and there is no market for the extra potatoes. 🥔:large
Next, thousands of cars in line for a food bank...in San Antonio, but could be anywhere in the country right now. With millions out of work and many visiting food banks for the first time, the system is totally overwhelmed and people are going hungry. 3/
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How is it possible these two photos exist at the same time, in the most prosperous and technologically advanced moment in our history? Its because all along the way, we have a food supply chain that we treat as invisible when its working...and only notice it when its not. 4/
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