Start Something that Matters: Reading Response #2

1. http://startsomethingthatmatters.maker.good.is/projects/foodshift?position=19&sort=896
     This article is about an idea that came from a girl named Dana. She created FoodShift in order to reduce food waste while giving people part-time employment. This will also help the green economy. Americans dispose 40% of all food while 50 million Americans don't have easy access to food. This article caught my eye due to the fact that this truth is a harsh and scary one that the world faces today, and yet it IS solvable as the article mentions.

2. http://startsomethingthatmatters.maker.good.is/projects/goodspread?position=29&sort=263
    This article is about two men who started a Peanut Butter company called Good Spread. They set out in a Winnebago to deliver small packets of all natural peanut butter (contains milk and vitamins) in order to try to eradicate hunger and severe acute malnutrition. This article caught my eye because I love peanut butter, and it's for a wonderful cause.

3. http://startsomethingthatmatters.maker.good.is/projects/highergroundfarm?position=27&sort=291
    This article is about two people who have came up with the idea of "Higher Ground Farming." This concept allows all natural farming to happen in cities, as they buy out rooftops throughout the city. This helps food supply while doing it the right way. If I do say so myself, it's a very clever and innovative idea as urban areas continue to populate.

    All of these articles hit a soft spot with me. Hunger and food are serious problems in the world today, and it makes me extremely happy when people can come up with solutions that actually work. If more people were to realize this, we could all start something big.
    If I didn't have to worry about money, I would worry about making myself happy along with others. I would focus on the small things in life and just simply being able to enjoy every moment. The kind of work I want to do is something that makes sense with organization, numbers, and good people. I'm looking into accounting of course, but I could make my future just that much better by being an accountant for a company with a good cause. If I had to choose a cause, I would definitely choose hunger. Lots of kids depend on school food on the week days just because their parents don't make enough to get by. Food is one of the most important things for our health as humans, so it's an easy difference that you can make.