Oakland North | ‘Feeding the 5000’ serves free smoothies and soup, satisfies thousands

During my time in Berkeley for the Zero Waste Forum, I helped with the Feeding the 5K event in Oakland. Feeding the 5K started in England as a way to demonstrate how food waste can feed people. The original event diverted food waste to hogs for a feast that served more then 5,000 servings of pork. In Oakland, donated surplus food was cooked and served directly to people.

Volunteers prepared the food for Feeding the 5K Oakland at the Disco Soup event at St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County in Oakland, where I was interviewed for the news story below. Disco Soup featured a house DJ playing dance tunes while volunteers prepared food for the following day's Feeding the 5K event. It remains among the most entertaining times I've had in a kitchen.

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Oakland North | ‘Feeding the 5000’ serves free smoothies and soup, satisfies thousands