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A challenge to waste less and help more

The article linked here discusses the inevitable food waste produced by the average person. If you're anything like my family you are above average at food waste. I don't know how many countless half eaten bananas, yogurt left out on the counter or cereal spilled on the floor gets wasted at the Casa de Cupitt. With two youg 'uns around the house, Beth and I often joke we should come home from the grocery store, line the kids up in the kitchen and just arbitrarily start throwing full grocery bags away. Of course this is an exaggeration but we still get a good laugh. The truth is the adults around the house can learn a few things from this article. I challenge Roots blog readers to join me in conserving food and donating the difference.

As far as the article, I can get into the freezing, planning ahead and certainly the composting, but you won't catch me with a old jack-o-lantern and egg white mask on my face.

Post your challenge successes and failures here and share with all of us!

Get your group involved

Roots is available for adoption. Get your group or family involved by adopting the garden for a week (or more). Two light work days is likely all it will take to accomplish the simple steps laid out in the flyer below...

Either drop a comment on this post or send an e-mail to brandoncupitt@yahoo.com to sign up. Choose the best weeks before they go!

Eat well, feel better

Roots is dedicated to helping families in need by providing them with vegetables through local food banks. We hope these vegetables increase the nutritional benefits these families receive in their lives.

The primary harvest currently being delivered to the food bank is okra. Everyone has an opinion about this vegetable, you like it or you hate it. There is no denying the nutritional benefits in this vegetable including vitimins A, C, K as well as regulate blood sugar and cholesterol. Cool, huh? Click here to read more.

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Try some of these...

I can hear Mom now, "Eat your veggies."

Not sure if your ready to dive into those soggy Brussels sprouts? Check out this article on yahoo and learn how to cook tasty veggies. Your mom would be so proud!!

Who knew?

So veggies are big around here. Just imagine eating a can of spinach and gaining superhuman strength to break ropes binding you to the mast of your own ship, using that mast to defend yourself against a nasty shark and then defending your lass from that chauvinist she wants nothing to do with. Sound familiar?




Turns out God knew it all along. Don't believe me, check out Daniel's story (Daniel 1: 8-21). Turns out He even knew veggies and beans were good for you. Eat up and help your neighbor in need eat healthy too.