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As reported in a New York Times article and now confirmed in an Associated Press/Yahoo article the middle class around the USA are showing up for the first time EVER at food banks across the country. This article reports that due to the skyrocketing food prices 180 food banks across the country are reporting a 15-40% increase in traffic for April and early May!

The World: One Country’s Table Scraps, Another Country’s Meal Sun, 05/18/2008 - 06:26 — nhadmin Food riots are breaking out abroad but Americans toss a lot of their food in the garbage. Agriculture Agriculture Department America's Second Harvest Food Recycling of Waste Materials United States

This week, Congress approved a five-year $307 billion dollar farm bill with extensive bipartisan support, which, says the NY Times, virtually seals President Bush’s defeat in this ongoing battle over agricultural policy. There’s been a lot of debate over the bill – whom it benefits, and what its greater effects will be over time.

Lady and Sons Night hits Savannah’s Historic Grayson Stadium, home of the Savannah Sand Gnats, tomorrow night. Famed Food Network Southern Chef Paula Deen will be on hand with sons Jamie and Bobby to greet fans on the home field of Savannah, Georgia’s Minor League Baseball team.

The slow in the economy is increasingly detrimental to the nonprofit community, especially to agencies whose mission is to serve the poor. As financial support to these agencies drop off with the economic slump, there is a rise in the number of clients in need of services.

The slow in the economy is increasingly detrimental to the nonprofit community, especially to agencies whose mission is to serve the poor. As financial support to these agencies drop off with the economic slump, there is a rise in the number of clients in need of services.

Recently, I added a new category designed to help give ideas of ways that workplaces can become more involved in meeting some needs within their communities. Initially, the goal of this category is to highlight ways that employers can develop one-off opportunities for their employees to band together to do good in the community--- ideally, without tapping significantly into corporate profits.

Recently, I added a new category designed to help give ideas of ways that workplaces can become more involved in meeting some needs within their communities. Initially, the goal of this category is to highlight ways that employers can develop one-off opportunities for their employees to band together to do good in the community--- ideally, without tapping significantly into corporate profits.

According to former University of Arizona anthropologist Timothy Jones in the article ‘the food not eaten’ (culinate.com) “more than 40% of all food produced in America is not eaten…that amounts to more than 29 million tons of food waste each year…nationwide, food scraps make up 17% of what we send

Interview with Mr. Ross Fraser of America's Second Harvest. http://www.secondharvest.org