Imperfect Foods website

Hey Eddie, remember World Harvest Food Bank? Well, I found a grocery store online that essentially does the same thing! It collects surplus produce and food that regular grocery store chains, like Whole Foods, deem unsightly because they're not perfectly shaped or are a few days from their expiry date and deliver them in grocery boxes to your door.  

It says it runs about 30% less than the average grocery store and they sell other things than produce, too. They deliver to Los Angeles and I tried random zip codes for Seattle, NYC, Detroit and Nashville. They seem to deliver to all except, unfortunately Nashville, BUT they do deliver to at least one zip code in Detroit and I recently read there are now several of these surplus grocery food services online, so, Jack, maybe you can find one that services Nashville!  ♡♡♡

Keep in mind the food will look less than perfect and may be closer to its expiration date than food directly from the grocery store, so you'll want to consume it quickly. This website says it'll let you specify your produce items minutely. Not all of the surplus grocery services may let you do that because they are working with whatever they can scoop up as surplus, after all. But, I swear to goodness, if you're not already familiar with the stats on this subject and how these type of special grocery stores work, it's well worth educating yourself on it for the sake of sustainable food consumption and farming. For instance, did you know that 40% of food in America goes to waste? And it takes so much water, land and farming tools to produce. And for naught. Anyway, check out their website below (and that of World Harvest also included) to get a primer on the subject, and then feel free to Google away. It's very important.

Eddie, you're welcome (if not encouraged) to share these links with Paul and Keanu and any of your other friends who may be interested whenever you get a chance (especially Paul). I don't want to keep burdening you, however, Eddie, and at some point I do still hope to erect a separate blog where Paul and Keanu and Shelby can also log onto to see stuff like this.

https://try.imperfectfoods.com/6-reasons-why?utm_source=fbads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=US-TEST_PBM_Prospecting_Conversions_ASB&utm_content=080219-Listicle-TEST-V2_US_All-Customers-Broad_All_All_oCPM-CC_Conversions&utm_term=091919_BoxPink_6ReasonsFoodWaste_Static_LearnMore_ListicleLP_PBM

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Here's the brick and mortar one located in LA. Feel free to see if your city has anything similar.  :)

World Harvest Food Bank 

(213) 746 • 2227 
3100 VENICE BLVD. LOS ANGELES CA 90019

MONDAY - FRIDAY 8AM TO 6PM SATURDAY 8AM TO 3PM

https://www.worldharvestla.org
https://www.facebook.com/WorldHarvestFoodBank/
https://www.yelp.com/biz/world-harvest-food-bank-los-angeles