Holiday Planning
The holiday season is descending fast. Plan now to de-commercialize your holidays. Have a family meeting to discuss ways you can shift away from flashy events and gifts, toward meaningful memories.
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food
Snack stop
Do you run a mutual-aid or community-building space? Set up a temporary snack stop. Just clear a bookshelf or table and put out a bowl of healthy snacks for anyone who is hungry. It’s an easy way to help feed people who aren’t used to needing help.
Or convert a little free library into a pantry or snack-stop until the shutdown is resolved.
Trick or Meal
Food insecurity affects millions of American children. One-third of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This holiday season is going to hit kids hard. Make your gifting go further by including simple kid-friendly real food as an option in your Halloween bowl.
Throw a fundraiser
Plan a party with a purpose. Charities do it all the time, and you can too! Plan a dinner with single-serve desserts and have an auction. Plan a bingo night with proceeds to the food bank.
Let people know what the plan is up-front, and enlist a friend to co-host.
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Adopt a family
The next in our “feed people” series, this entry takes a little more dedication. Inspired by a story about a woman posting on Buy Nothing! “I can afford to help a small family. One adult, and up to two children with basic supplies.” here are some tips on adoption a family.
Join Costco
Costco has re-asserted its commitment to DEI and fair pay repeatedly over the years. If bulk buys are too much, consider a mini co-op or donate spare units to a food bank. Click through for nuance.
Reward Restaurants
The food industry is one of the few not utterly monopolized in America. As prices and cuts drive food insecurity, small restaurants will struggle. They are the first budget item most families cut.
To the extent your budget allows, shift spending from national chains to local ones.
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Support local farming
Support a local farm: buy fall produce, go apple-picking or stop off for local honey or pickles to gift this holiday season.
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Feed People
Food insecurity is only going to get worse in America. Between rising grocery prices, crops lost due to climate change and deportation, and new, draconian SNAP requirements, people are going to be hungry.
Whether you are fortunate, or living close to the bone, you can help build resilience. Click for inspiration.