Comments on: The conversation has begun! http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/06/13/the-conversation-has-begun/ An inspration feed updated daily by the troublemakers at Language in Common Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:37:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: heather http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/06/13/the-conversation-has-begun/#comment-4134 heather Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:50:11 +0000 http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/06/13/the-conversation-has-begun/#comment-4134 There's no need for these people to bash a project just because it "grosses" them out. It either takes hold in a community or it doesn't. As for rotting food sitting around everywhere, have a little faith in your community members that they will not plop food in an area where no one would even think of taking it. All this project says is, "Hey, if you live in an area where homeless people dig through the trash for food, then consider this: next time just set your leftovers on top of the trash can instead of in it. This may not work, but let's try to expose this whole hunger issue a little more." And if I find a steaming chicken burrito with sour cream somewhere - I'll do what I would've done before Replate - throw it away. Oh and be glad that there was no one around that was so incredibly hungry that they would eat a steamy burrito... There’s no need for these people to bash a project just because it “grosses” them out. It either takes hold in a community or it doesn’t. As for rotting food sitting around everywhere, have a little faith in your community members that they will not plop food in an area where no one would even think of taking it. All this project says is, “Hey, if you live in an area where homeless people dig through the trash for food, then consider this: next time just set your leftovers on top of the trash can instead of in it. This may not work, but let’s try to expose this whole hunger issue a little more.”

And if I find a steaming chicken burrito with sour cream somewhere - I’ll do what I would’ve done before Replate - throw it away. Oh and be glad that there was no one around that was so incredibly hungry that they would eat a steamy burrito…

]]> By: Wasted Food » Blog Archive » Replate: first-rate or not so great? http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/06/13/the-conversation-has-begun/#comment-4139 Wasted Food » Blog Archive » Replate: first-rate or not so great? Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:31:24 +0000 http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/06/13/the-conversation-has-begun/#comment-4139 [...] A bunch of “troublemakers who make good things happen in culture and commerce” are drawing much-needed attention to food waste. A San Francisco communications studio just launched a fascinating “food activism” project. [...] […] A bunch of “troublemakers who make good things happen in culture and commerce” are drawing much-needed attention to food waste. A San Francisco communications studio just launched a fascinating “food activism” project. […]

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