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Single {or just having one of those days where you wish you were}? If you’re looking for love, I’m here to help. Each week, I’ll give you a new location and a list of cheesy, ahem, awesome pick-up lines. All you have to do is go on assignment and use them. You’re welcome in advance. This Read More >>
This week there were 2 boxes of chicken scraps to pick up from Mr. Produce Guy. At first glance I wasn’t sure there would be much to reclaim. But after I lifted up the bags of grapes and knew I had hit the jackpot. Mama Mia! Holy tomatoes batman! We did have to toss a Read More >>
I just about fell over when I first saw the 30 boxes of strawberries. My immediate thought was strawberry jam. Then strawberry smoothies, then what the heck am I going to do with all these berries? The chickens have some pretty fierce competition these days for the free produce scraps. At this point I still Read More >>
I’m not sure why but I always get a little excited when I see bagged lettuce in the produce “scrap boxes” Mr. Produce Guy sets aside for me each week. Maybe because I know the chances are really high that is only one or two bad leaves in there and that we’ll be eating salad Read More >>
It was another magnificent week in the reclaimed food department. My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as I was unloading all the fruits and veggies from the boxes. I’m not sure what’s harder to believe, all this food was going to be thrown away, or that we as consumers have become so picky that grocery Read More >>
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