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Michael CheKim

COVID-19 Getting Farmers’ Products to Food Banks with Federal Help

Too many crops from too many farms are going to waste as farmers cannot get distributors to buy them.  Too many food banks are going dry, and too many restaurants and their staff are idle. As Chef Jose Andres has asked in a recent eTown Hall, “Why can’t the Federal government pay restaurants to make food for food banks?”

Project

Proposal

See if there is existing U.S. law and existing nutrition programs that authorizes Federal funds to go directly to restaurants to fund them to make food for the unemployed, impoverished, and hungry and separately, authorizes orders for farmers to sell to food banks at least “at cost”. If not, work with public policy experts and Congress to make such a law.  Coordinate with organizations like Feeding America and World Central Kitchen to get the supplies and funds to make food.  Use blockchain as a ledger and for real-time recordkeeping and cold chain technology to preserve freshness of foods.

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What region(s) or state(s) do you currently have operations in?

Hungary - Gödölő, Cserdi United Kingdom - Preston Model Worldwide permaculture movements

Is there a specific region or state where you plan to focus on for this project?

NO as each area has its own specific characteristics locally For our proposal needs more than 12 weeks as this time enough only for an isolated patchwork solution.

How far developed is your proposal?

I have an idea but it needs to be developed, 6-12 weeks until ready for implementation.

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