The Food We Waste Boulder Food Rescue Allison

The Food We Waste Boulder Food Rescue Allison Blakeney boulderfoodrescue. org Twitter Handle: bfr_tweets

A Place At The Table https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=cgxx. T 4 xp. VNI

Privilege! Equity: Fairness or justice in the way people are treated. ● Food Equity! Institutional Racism: Oppression based on race perpetuated by larger systems. Some folks have access to more nutritional food… WHY? !? !

Child-Directed Marketing (CDM) “. . . chains that advertised in black neighborhoods were more than 60% more likely to target children than those in White neighborhoods. ” http: //www. salon. com/2014/11/13/fast_food_chains_aggressively_market_to_poor_black_kids/ CDM inside and on the exterior of fast food restaurants is prevalent in chain restaurants; majority black communities, rural areas, and middle-income communities are disproportionately exposed. The fast food industry should limit children’s exposure to marketing that promotes unhealthy food choices. http: //www. ajpmonline. org/article/S 0749 -3797(14)00478 -4/abstract

More than 50 million people in this country are hungry. 1 in 6 people is food insecure. 18, 000 people in Boulder, CO live below the poverty line. 14% of children were living in poverty as of 2011 in Boulder, CO. 35% of Latino kids in Boulder, CO live in poverty as of 2011. * Community Foundations Trend Report of 2013: http: //www. commfound. org/trendsmagazine

“Getting food from the farm to our fork eats up 10% of the total U. S. energy budget…”

“. . . uses 50% of U. S. land…”

“. . . and swallows 80% of all freshwater consumed in the United States. ”* *National Resources Defense Council http: //www. nrdc. org/food/files/wasted -food-ip. pdf

And more than 40% of this food being produced is going to waste.

Boulder Food Rescue!

We have rescued over 640, 000 lbs of food to date!

88% Bike Powered!

Over 150 Active Volunteers!

12 pick ups a day, every day of the week, over 25 donors and 40 recipient organizations

Get Involved! Volunteer: ● Bike Food Around Boulder ● Fundraise ● Accounting ● Graphic Design Member: ● Support us financially ● Business Sponsorship

Contact Us! Info@boulderfoodrescue. org Allison@boulderfoodrescue. org Hana@boulderfoodrescue. org 720. 445. 5 BFR (237)