Gleaning

[Curmudgeoness]

3. It is amazing how much edible food we throw away in this country.

One problem is that it isn't as easy as it sounds for some places with unsaleable foods to donate it. I don't know if it is state laws or federal laws, but there is a lot of food that you just can't donate because of health/safety laws. I am always upset to think that it is better for someone to eat from a dumpster than to get food before it is thrown in there.

I think that the thing that bothered me the most was that at the food pantry, we had to throw away any canned goods that were past the "sell by" dates. I know that this food is still good, since I use expired foods at home all the time.