tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post4981309861808254064..comments2024-03-29T08:31:54.659+00:00Comments on Penniless Parenting: Thoughts on Gleaning Veggie Scraps, the Importance of Community, and Why It Is Moral To Do SoPenniless Parentinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-4561329131355645452014-03-06T03:39:57.690+00:002014-03-06T03:39:57.690+00:00I live in Western Sydney AU , as in alot of commo...I live in Western Sydney AU , as in alot of commonwealth countries people put unwanted items near the kerb on the roadside where any one is welcome to take ( furniture house hold goods etc).<br />I shop at a produce market that reduces prices to maybe 5 cents for aging veg and fruit.We buy chicken carcasses which still have backs and necks and lots of meat and skin for 6.00 for 10 kg.We cookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-48453574686506015562013-11-19T20:30:19.973+00:002013-11-19T20:30:19.973+00:00I miss all this. I used to live with my best frien...I miss all this. I used to live with my best friend and frequently all we ate was foraged food, bannock, fish we caught and the odd bird/animal we trapped. We did this because we honestly had no money. You learn to live without, and I can honestly say that was the best time of my life. Sometimes our families looked down on us, but we never starved and were never bored. For the record I live in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-2251022247245879472013-08-11T12:03:01.310+00:002013-08-11T12:03:01.310+00:00I'm so happy you were able to benefit like tha...I'm so happy you were able to benefit like that!Penniless Parentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671140279531925880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-80556243361319422242013-08-11T07:58:55.239+00:002013-08-11T07:58:55.239+00:00I came across your website and it inspired me to m...I came across your website and it inspired me to make a call to my local organic market. I was told they were throwing out their box of "scrap" produce in ten minutes. I live 5 minutes away and said I would be right there…upon arriving the produce guy working said they throw out scraps daily and as long as I come before 2 everyday I can have them…I left with two huge boxes of awesome Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-14792565320564765652013-05-27T21:11:54.425+00:002013-05-27T21:11:54.425+00:00Whats that saying...one mans trash is another mans...Whats that saying...one mans trash is another mans treasure.<br />I think it is morally wrong that stores don't set out food they are unable to sell for people who need it to take for free. I think it is wrong to throw something away especially food and not give someone the option of using it. <br /><br />Plus I think it's just plain wrong to throw away food..what we don't eat the dogkeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336815934019423712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-61481107189198004952013-03-01T20:07:29.542+00:002013-03-01T20:07:29.542+00:00But Jules, don't those merchants then have the...But Jules, don't those merchants then have the option to sell the materials instead of throwing them out? They don't HAVE to throw that stuff out...and if they find that throwing it away hurts their bottom line, surely they could sell it instead? Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574081826138707134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-54409547266805125392013-03-01T01:10:27.183+00:002013-03-01T01:10:27.183+00:00i would never think there would even be an issue o...i would never think there would even be an issue of you using something that would otherwise be trash! I live in california and everytime i read one of your posts I wish I could do the same thing! I have never seen anyone throw anything away at a farmer's market though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203100123708283173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-37859957930665317232013-02-28T21:05:48.754+00:002013-02-28T21:05:48.754+00:00@ Harris: I would be the last one to suggest that...@ Harris: I would be the last one to suggest that we cut out art from our lives. But on Maslow's hierarchy of needs, food, shelter, sleep, and clothing are on the bottom rung. If you're in such deep sh*t that all you can afford is gleaned produce, you're probably not going to be spending your next dollar on art--that's all I was saying. <br /><br />You're confusing my Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177864294778546164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-16494466453460137412013-02-28T19:25:17.967+00:002013-02-28T19:25:17.967+00:00Jules: "Nobody needs art". What, what, W...Jules: "Nobody needs art". What, what, WHAT??? I humbly, yet vehemently, disagree. But that's another topic altogether. I see a flaw in your argument about if enough people glean instead of buy it will hurt the merchant. For one thing, there are only so many scraps and glean-able "trash" out there; there is not enough to go around. As soon as they are gone people will be S. Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-58205985181660550402013-02-28T17:59:47.151+00:002013-02-28T17:59:47.151+00:00On the one hand, I agree: saving vegetables from ...On the one hand, I agree: saving vegetables from being wasted is a good thing.<br /><br />But from the perspective of the business owner and other consumers, it's a bit more complicated. The analogy to the artist is correct, except in two areas: nobody needs art, but everybody needs to eat. Secondly, Steven can charge whatever he wants to for his pieces, but the shopkeeper can only chargeJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177864294778546164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-19587710433438806732013-02-28T06:10:20.364+00:002013-02-28T06:10:20.364+00:00It never would have even occurred to me to think t...It never would have even occurred to me to think there might be an issue! (???) :)alpidarkomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442064474304918715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-28499470605673895392013-02-28T03:35:16.911+00:002013-02-28T03:35:16.911+00:00You're not stealing and you are keeping food f...You're not stealing and you are keeping food from going to waste by simply being thrown out? I really don't see what is wrong with that. You shouldn't have to justify your actions to anyone. You are not coercing the sellers into giving you their scraps for free. There is no harm in simply asking. I am glad you do!Hollyhttp://delaclassique.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1300660817354328186.post-63730713851562032392013-02-27T18:18:23.521+00:002013-02-27T18:18:23.521+00:00the moral obligation thing doesn't make sense ...the moral obligation thing doesn't make sense to me. The shop keepers are willingly giving you food for free, or are throwing it away! They don't have to do that. They could decide to charge for their scraps and brown bananas, or to keep everything out of the trash and try to sell it. It's within their power to make decisions about that sort of thing. Nothing you do changes that. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574081826138707134noreply@blogger.com