Food distribution

Yesterday a team of about 25 volunteers wrestled an enormous amount of produce and pantry food for 144 families. I am spearheading the distribution in partnership with the local Womenade organization, the Food Bank and the Nipomo elementary school. The average number in a family is 5 so we fed over 700 people with this distribution. There were many surprises with the process. We increased the food need by 50%. That translate to an inordinate amount of fresh produce - strawberries, huge onions, potatoes, carrots, lettuce, cut fresh greens, oranges, broccoli, loose salad leaves, bread. The pantry products included peanut butter, canned chicken, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, canned corn, peaches, prunes, beans, canned cut vegetables, diced tomatoes! There are many areas of learning that we will incorporate next month. The hardest part of the process is mapping out the flow when you don't know what fresh produce you will receive.