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"When word got around in Philadelphia that truckloads of avocados were about to
go bad two weeks ago, 10,000 people got in line. Some waited for hours at the
giveaway dubbed “Avogeddon” to walk away with free 48-count cases of the green
pitted fruit.
The event, held over two sunny afternoons at the city’s 300-plus-acre FDR Park,
was organized by Sharing Excess, a nonprofit addressing food insecurity and
food waste. Founder Even Ehlers, who donned an avocado suit and passed around a
heart-decorated “Free Avocados!” sign during Avogeddon, describes the scene as
“happy and peaceful.” By the end, 10 staff members and a handful of volunteers
had distributed 444,672 avocados. Another 153,600 avocados went to local food
banks.
The half million avocados came from the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market,
one of the largest wholesalers in the US. Sharing Excess partnered with the
market last year to rescue food there that would otherwise end up in a
landfill."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
