Volunteering

I wish I could put into words how delicious this squash is. Most people seem to think of squash as something you have to cook, but they taste sweet and delicious raw. As you can see, I dice them to put on cereal like any other fruit. One thing making this one so special is that it was given to me from the crew who grew it at Drew Gardens in the Bronx. Everyone tells me people who don't live where I do or look like I do can't do exactly what they're doing. Luckily nobody told them they're powerless. It seems mostly rich, polluting people tell me that nonsense. I don't think even they believe themselves. They just want to sleep better, claiming others…

I volunteer with Chelsea Community Fridge, which delivers food that stores were going to throw away to a center where anyone can pick it up. It has a compost bin. As best I can tell, most volunteers and guests don't know what composting does. They constantly put non-compostable things in the compost and compostable things in the trash. As a result, I volunteer to bring the full container a couple avenue blocks to the municipal food scrap collection in Union Square. I'm trying to get others on board with participating more. I'm also trying to lead volunteers to avoid using unnecessary plastic, but they hold on to their misconceptions that plastic makes the world better tightly. Here are pictures of my latest haul. Prepare yourself…