The article highlights the author's perspective on food waste, expressing a sincere attachment to salvaging discarded food. It describes experiences of witnessing substantial amounts of edible food being thrown away, as well as personal anecdotal experiences where attempting to rescue food results in social isolation. The narrative challenges societal norms regarding food consumption and waste, advocating for a reevaluation of what is deemed consumable and encouraging empathy towards those who embrace leftovers. The author’s relationship with food is tumultuous yet passionate, driven by a determination to reduce landfill waste and an invitation for others to reconsider their attitudes.
There's no such thing as food too old to eat. A welcoming attitude to rotting remnants costs me more than just the torment of seeing good food go to waste.
Asking those questions tends to make me a social exile and perhaps this whole diatribe betrays a food saviour complex on my part.
But I invite critics to join those observing Lent this month and mull Jesus' example: welcome the outcasts. Praise those who would eat the scraps from another's table.
Too stale for you? Fair enough. But know there are those of us who would stomach it happily and ask for seconds.
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