Posted on 09/20/2011 4:53:01 PM PDT by EBH
I live in middle class America and three days ago the largest city around here which is about 50K population- made it illegal to dumpster dive. Methinks you might want to step out of your comfort zone and see what is going on in our country.
Many charitable organizations or food pantries are available for donations of this sort. The Salvation Army receives day old bread from many grocery store chains and has it available to all in need.
Thank you for sharing your story. We often find reserves of inner strength we don’t know we possess when faced with dire circumstances. Good for you.
When my kids were little the produce manager at a local store saved me the good stuff he was throwing away- It was still very good even though it was headed for the dumpster.
BTW the “dead” Concord grape I ordered from Jungs last year that turned out not to be dead, had a respectable first small crop this year. When I thought it was dead, (after nearly three weeks in the ground) I had gotten a credit from the company only to have to cancel that credit three weeks later because all that while the roots had been busy, and it was thriving.
Great! Now I’m going to lose my job because we gave you back your money on a live plant, LOL!
Just kidding! It takes a while for some of that bare root stuff to look like it wants to live. I’ve planted dozens of things in that form and you just learn to be patient while it takes root...
Hey! That applies to all sorts of stuff in Life, doesn’t it? :)
Although my intent was not to be callous or insensitive to the struggle of others, you offer sound advice.
I suggested that to the store manager at the time, he insisted there were too many liability issues. I think he had been told by corporate not to donate it, but at any rate he refused. And any employee caught sneaking stuff out of the “to be tossed” pile got fired.
Nah- you are safe- I canceled the credit. Actually I got an email back thanking me for my honesty.
*Whew* That was close, LOL!
Actually, I broke my foot, so I’ve been off work for 3 weeks now - and going a little stir crazy! (Supposedly, this break needs 6 weeks to heal...we’ll see!)
Just talked to my Boss and I’m going in for a few hours on Friday to work on the spring orders for 2012 which need to be booked now. I’m soooooooo looking forward to getting out of the house for a while! :)
That seems very likely to happen to you if things get rough in America.
I used to ride around early on Monday when everyone in our area had that as the trash day. I’d see old gas grills with the bottles still under the pit area. I have eight bottles now.
I know it is in our town’s building code. My neighbor is a contractor. The reclaimed lumber is supposed to be stronger, since they cut out knots, cut splines into the ends and glue it back together.
I’ve heard the same thing about college dumpsters at commencement time are treasure-troves of good stuff left behind.
‘round here, the pig and chicken farmers take out wagons full of stuff every day; they must have individually arranged agreements with the different grocery stores.
Hope your foot heals quickly!
Thanks! I’m being good and following doctor’s orders. I’m hobbling into work on Friday, but I’ll be seated at my computer wtih my foot up, ordering items (veggies, trees, perennial plants, etc.) for Spring 2013, so it looks like they’re keeping me around. Well, at least until I have that project done and they can find a chimp to replace me, LOL! :)
Is it possible to request something for when you order? Every time I’ve tried to grow a mail-ordered pawpaw tree, they’ve died. I was thinking one from the nursery might do better, but nobody carries them. Same with bamboo. I’m pretty sure they’re in the Jung’s catalog, though.
There’s also a rosemary that’s hardy to zone 5 in the Jung’s catalog, I bet I’m not the only one around here who would like to grow rosemary outside.
No such thing as a Rosemary hardier than Zone 5. You’ll have to move to the Riviera, LOL! I grow mine outside all summer, then inside the rest of the year, under lights. I can usually get 3 years our of a ‘mother’ plant, but I make a ton of cuttings off of it for the next season.
Don’t ever plant bamboo. It’s incredibly invasive. We don’t sell it; it’s evil.
They don’t grow out paw paw in the nursery - not a popular item. If I sell six of them a season in Bare Root, it’s a lot. Those come in small pots, I think? See me in the spring (end of March/early April) and I can order in Bare Root for you, if they haven’t sold out through mail order.
Obviously, this is happening because the rich aren’t paying their fair share of taxes. /s
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