Today's program was provided by Bianca Murphy and two co-workers from "Manna Market". With help from over 150 volunteers, this organization prepares boxes of quality, unsold food and puts it to good use in the community. The problem being addressed is that in the U.S., we currently throw away 40% of our food supply. Even though most wasted food is still edible, 144 million people in our country are food insecure. Manna Market partners with organizations like Second Harvest Heartland and local grocers to recover surplus that would otherwise go to waste. The distribution of this food previously happened at their distribution center in Spring Lake Park as well as at a number of partner organizations such as churches. However when operation "Metro Surge" started in the Twin Cities in January, most of their clients stopped coming due to fears of being in public settings. So they have had to pivot to a home delivery model. This has been a logistical challenge but they have made it work. They hope to return to a distribution center model at some point.