remember canned food drives?

permies peeps seem to be much more socially and environmentally conscious (for people and planet you know) than most. i was just reflecting on when i was going to school, how we'd have these 'canned food drives' (remember?), and looks like it still goes on these days.

of course food preservation (especially in a harsher climate) is so important/great (especially at a non-crazycommercial/non-industrial scale), but the underlying/implicit message seemed to have been that this is poor people food, lower quality food, whereas actually.. you know.

good to see these days there are workshops / demonstrations (hopefully more YT educational videos even) that promote this highly valuable homesteading/eco skill of food sealing, preservation, you know

Keshav Boddula wrote: how we'd have these 'canned food drives' (remember?), and looks like it still goes on these days.

I am reminded every time I go to the grocery store.

As soon as a person walks into the store, there is a bin to give food to others.

Agreed on all points.  We still have them up here in OR at schools and other events, and one of the local news channels does it each March.  Also agreed that there are lots of people, at least in my area, who still learn to can and preserve, it became less common for a while, but has rebounded with the popularity of homestead shows and videos.