Today in LEAF academy we traveled to The Center For The Book
via Muni. There we learned how old school printing worked and I was quite
impressed with its industrialism. We were able to create our own booklets using
old printing presses. Afterwards we headed to the SF-Marin Food Bank where we
sorted apples and rice to ship them out to the hungry in San Francisco. This
gave me a good feeling for knowing that I had made someone's day much better
with this gift of food and that I would be able to see it tomorrow on our trip
to Glide.
~ Sam
Today LEAF Academy visited San Francisco Center for the Book
and learned how to print and bind. We were introduced to the process, machines,
materials, and the overall satisfaction of printing by hand on a cylinder proof
press and binding our own personal LEAF booklets. Today we also visited the
SF-Marin Food Bank. We toured the warehouse where thousands of pounds of food
are either collected or donated and then distributed to soup kitchens, and
other organizations. We learned that as a result of high unemployment and a
difficult economy, people are forced to eat less or skip meals altogether. 1 in
4 residents of both Marin and San Francisco are unable to afford a sufficient
amount of food. In the warehouse, LEAF Academy helped sort and pack apples,
melons and rice, which would later be shipped out to partner organizations.
While at the Food Bank, the "Fact of Life" that stood out most to me
was: one species' waste is another species' food. All of the fruit we sorted
and packed today had otherwise gone to waste at local supermarkets, etc. but it
was donated to the Food Bank so that it could help feed the many people without
food on their table. The produce was waste from another manufacturer or farmer,
but it was perfect food for a hungry family.
~ Natalia
~ Natalia
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