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Beyond the Box – Our Triple Bottom Line

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 Imperfect what? Imperfect fruits and veggies ! So, they’re on their last legs? I don’t know if that is for me, sorry. …ahh, no, not really! They’re just…wonky-looking or surp- A conversation we first had nearly two years ago and one we still have to this day. Nearly 58% of all food produced in our country goes to waste every single year for inexplicable reasons. We are at a point in our history where we grow to waste, not to consume. We pride ourselves on equality within the community and our acceptance of diversity is something we hold in honour – but not when it is about the most basic human need. There, we choose to discriminate, judge, discard and simply ignore the relentless hard work put in by those that volunteer to feed us. Does this system sound broken? It should. We believe that all of us can make a difference through the choices we make and the ones we do not. Our platform strives to achieve the true triple bottom line – one through which profits are realized but only ...

The Power of Community: Camaraderie, Connection and Compassion

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  If you go back to the Paleolithic Era, nearly 40,000 years ago, the world was filled with danger and forces that were actively trying to end our life. Perhaps, it was the weather, the lack of resources, or the sabre-tooth Tiger. For over 95% of human history, we have survived living in groups of no more than 200 people. Our feelings of trust and cooperation were rooted in our connection to one another – one that was very tangible and real. We saw those that hunted for food so we could all eat. We saw those that volunteered to stay up at night so we could sleep peacefully. That was our safety. That was our community. With urbanization and the advent of modern-day technology, we are now living in groups larger than we have ever before. Some metropolitan centres are bustling with over 10 million inhabitants. Inhabitants that simply co-exist without a shared connection to the place they call home or the people they are surrounded by. We can now fly across the country in a few hours...