Who's betting this photo was taken in the bethel kitchen?

by cedars 9 Replies latest jw friends

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  cedars

  From page 3 of the February 2013 Awake!...

  

  Cedars
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  leavingwt

  We also have an obesity crisis. Imagine if we actually did eat everything.
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  punkofnice

  Well, this is the first sensible thing I've seen in the dublications = The throwing out of broccolli. It's awful stuff!
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  solomon

  countries with prudent agricultural policies will always aim for an excess of food. Some will be thrown out on good years. This is because no one can

  predict a crop failure and it is better as a nation to have exess supplies than to risk starvation.
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  prologos

  leavingwt: good point. but if you ever were hungry like on 1200 ka/day rationing like much of europe and england was for any length of time, you will never throw out food again. Food id too cheap, so undervalued. its gives the energy that keeps us going. so this picture shows mismanagement. bethel/wallkill/patterson-kitchen setting, even if staged would make for quick editing time.
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  Balaamsass

  I doubt that it is Bethel. The vegetables are cooked correctely in that photo. And a piece of chicken is left on that plate.

  Bethel boys devour everything in site. NO CHICKEN would ever go back to the kitchen intact!!!
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  respectful_observer

  I can't imagine too much food left behind with all the "gleaning" that takes place at Bethel!
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  RubaDub

  Several months ago I saw the same reports on TV about how 40% of the food produced never gets eaten.

  I guess it sounds shocking to some and may make for an interesting news story to some, but in reality, is that a little or alot ??? I don't know.

  My mind immediately thought of the BILLIONS of WT and Awake magazines printed. How many were actually read cover to cover? I bet less then 1%.

  As solomon mentioned above, countries will over-produce in the event of crop failures, weather uncertainties, etc.

  We live in a disposable society (North America, Europe, etc.). I think of my wife's family in Columbia. When an appliance breaks or the sole on a pair of shoes wears out, they typically try to get it repaired. Here in the US, who would think of fixing most things when the cost of the parts often exceed the price of a new one. Would anyone here even think of repairing a toaster, blender, rice cooker, toaster oven or other small appliance? Of course not.

  I remember my Week Wacker (lawn trimmer) had a leaking fuel line last year. I called a local shop and quoted me $45 labor plus parts. I took it apart myself and the fuel lines plus the primer bulb assembly needed replacement. Cost of the parts with shipping, about $35. Instead, I went to Sears and got a brand new one on sale for $50 and threw the old one away.

  Would it have been better to repair the old one? I don't know. In today's society, decisions are typically made based on economics.

  Rub a Dub
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  PSacramento

  I think that we are a "more is better" society.

  We think that more food = better food or at least, better eating and thatis NOT the case.

  Unless we have a full plate we fell we are not getting out "money's worth" and when we throw out the excess food, even though we feel bad about it, we feel "good" that we got more than we paid for ( we didn't).
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  PSacramento

  There is also the issue of commodaties pricing and how over producing devales the product.

  Sure we can ship the over production over sees to feed the hungry or even just "next door", but we don't do that, do we?