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Food Security, harder than I anticipated...

Hello fellow evokers,

I must say, figuring out a plan to improve food security on a local level was far tougher than I had thought. After quite a bit of consideration I have arrived at a plan. It may seem underwhelming on the surface, but I believe that if you really take the time to consider what I want to do you will understand my reasoning. Before I tell everyone about what I intend to do, a little background is in order.

One thing that you are going to have to come to realize is that there is a culture of young Americans who don't know what a healthy, home cooked meal is. I would say that I am one of them, but this is not the case. Growing up my mom always cooked a good meal every night for the family dinner. I might have skipped breakfast occasionally, or lunch if I didn't like what the school was serving, but every single night I ate a good meal. Sadly, I can't report that this is true of alot of my friends. Some came from divorced homes, some from indifferent parents, some families just at out all the time. Combine a history of poor eating habits with the low income world my friends and I occupy currently (I would go into a diatribe about how much it sucks working two jobs and going to school and never having any money, but I believe a good number of us can relate to being young and poor) and none of us ever eat a good meal.

Suddenly I had found a group of people to help, the problem is that it is rather expensive to feed 5-10 people. Not to be deterred I found a way to finance at least one healthy, home cooked meal a week for my
friends and myself; food stamps.

I wrestled with this for days as I am not one that is keen on a handout. Many have suggested to me in the past that I apply for benefits, but always I have remained steadfast in my decision not to. Call me stubborn, but I take pride in the fact that I stand on my own two feet in this word, and that everything I have I worked to get. However, after careful consideration I decided that the good that would come from feeding my friends once a week far outweighs the pride I have to swallow to apply for benefits.

So, what do you think? Am I doing something good? Am I abusing the system? Am I stupid and evil? Let me know what you think in the comments or send me a message. I love getting feedback and hearing your ideas, so by all means share!


one love
-mike

P.S. If any of my fellow evokers are from Pensacola, or ever find yourself in town on a Wednesday night, hit me up and feel free to come to dinner!!

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