I needed an eggplant, onions, and garlic. My husband was headed to the store but I asked him to hold out getting those items. I wanted to make sure we supported local farmers and have an excuse to stop by a farmers market.

I volunteer weekly at Minnehaha Food Shelf, it's pretty amazing to help move 10-17K pounds of produce from a truck and see the process.

Watched a YouTube food waste documentary from New Zealand: The Community Rescuing Food Waste From Landfill to Make Beautiful Compost | Ben & bEartha Interesting perspective and program implementation especially as it was more community focused as the towns are scattered far and wide. Loved the full circle from Homes/Businesses to community energy and engagement and final use of end product by local landscaper.

It was for dinner. She chopped the tomatoes, bell-peppers, onions and avocado. She washed the lettuce and chopped boiled eggs, and we had some tacos for dinner.

The foods include sweet potatoes, roasted beef and roasted chicken. I make some rice or use it in a salad as this minimizes time used to cook and saves money.

I "foraged" from my neighbors who have a surplus of gooseberries, pears, and cucumbers. I also mixed in some "weeds" from my yard in a salad: purslane, lamb's quarter.