In 2004, I was living in Pensacola, Florida, when Hurricane Ivan struck and swept extensive damage through the city. The storm cut off vital transportation routes, left the entire community without electricity and showed all of us just how fragile our homes were. It also showed us how strong our community was.
As Red Cross food & water distribution station cropped up all over town, people opened their doors to neighbors and shared whatever excess they had.
Frances Moore Lappe is an inspiration to many people who are passionate about issues of food security, sustainable farming and organic food production.
If you’re not familiar with the work that she and her daughter Anna Lappe do, you should visit their site immediately. Visit, learn and contribute.
One of the first things you’ll learn about this world in which children still starve to death is that (this is important) there is more than enough. There is more than enough food to go around. No one needs to be hungry. And certainly, no one needs to starve.