I'm really glad to read about this. I've often wondered where all the unused and unbought food goes. I'd had my suspicions about it getting tossed at the end of the day, but I'm happy to see an organization like Second Harvest here.
You have to watch this Ted presentation on the global seedbank hidden in a Norwegian frozen mountain - the idea being to preserve seed variety. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/cary_fowler_one_seed_at_a_time_protecting_the_future_of_food.html
In Latin "mori" means death. No mori would mean no death. Considering how we cut our forests and we're left "uncovered", it's weird that the Japanese words for forest are no mori. The site is a wonderful place for nature lovers to meet. I've read some of the discussions and I'm heading back to add my experiences.
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