Food, Not Bombs in Monroe Park, Richmond.

“The world produces enough food to feed everyone, if distributed equally. There is an abundance of food. In fact, in this country, every day in every city, far more edible food is discarded than is needed to feed those who do not have enough to eat.” – The Food, Not Bombs Handbook

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Walking through Monroe Park yesterday in Downtown Richmond, I saw a bunch of folks gathering.

“Food, Not Bombs” said a sign.  This group gives out vegetarian food every Sunday in the park.

There was a line of about 20 or 30 scruffy lookin’ individuals queuing up for some grub.  All the food was made by some volunteers in a nearby kitchen.

Check out their website for more info, Food, Not Bombs.

All vegetarian food that was great!

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Last night, Sarah Weakley gave me a cushy, couch bed to crash on and a belly full of seafood salad and burgers.  Her friends were awesome!  Thank You, Matt, Rose, Kristen, Brett, Daniel, Monica, Jay, Ozzie, Mike, Jennifer, Dave, Chris, Erin, Breshen, Josh, and Carver, keep in touch!

Sarah's Cookout near Cary Street.

Create Our World,

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“The world is full of abundance and opportunity, but far too many people come to the fountain of life with a sieve instead of a tank car… a teaspoon instead of a steam shovel. They expect little and as a result they get little.”

-Ben Sweetland

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