It's not the movie, or movie based. It's not glamorous and people have a tendency to turn their heads on it. The issue of hunger has been plaguing our world for decades. Here in the US, for baby boomers growing up, the dinner meal was where the verbal lashing in one way or another would get spoken..."finish your plate, there are starving children in India who are starving..." And, even grown boomers continue to speak those words to their children today, perhaps not so seriously as the earlier generations. However, hunger is a major killer, does exist domestically and is not to be ignored. Hunger has affected the US in recent times with an unsteady economy, rising food prices, joblessness, and disastrous weather. Los Angeles alone has over 2.5 million people affected by hunger and the numbers are growing rapidly.
I challenge you to do your part to help end hunger, even if on a local basis. Hunger is sometimes unspoken and most likely among those you know, neighbors or family households that have been unemployed for awhile, single and with families. People going without food is more often than not these days and not to lose weight or diet on purpose. The popularity of .99 cent stores produce departments is growing by leaps and bounds. Offer to share extra food with neighbors, or groceries you don't need or eat any longer that may be in your cupboards. Donate to food pantries, prep nutritious meals for loved ones, neighbors and elderly. . Volunteer time to kitchens, become aware of good nutrition and value how to create new ways of cultivating good foods for now and the future.
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