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An effort to help people in rural parishes get healthy meals, which began in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, has reached a milestone with expansion plans on the cards.Director of Community Outreach with Slow Foods Barbados, Julie McNeel, said the organisation’s Slow Soup Drive, which celebrated its 50 000 servings landmark on Monday, needs more resources to make a greater impact on the communities it serves.“We started in April 2020 as a response to the pandemic because we recognised that many Barbadians did not have access to high-quality locally-grown food. We have seen an increased need for the soups we provide three days a week, as well as more access to food generally, so we are hoping to expand our services,” McNeel said.
As a response to the Coronavirus emergency, the Slow Soup Drive was born in April 2020, organized by Slow Food Barbados, to tackle the issues of food waste, malnutrition and food security, by providing persons and families in need with hot, wholesome, nutritious and hearty soups, predominantly being made with local ingredients.
Slow Soup Drive: A Response to Covid-19 19 February 2021
Slow Soup Drive to tackle food waste, malnutrition and food security.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the fact that there are many who do not have adequate access to wholesome food, especially families with low or no income. The truth is, however, that this need was there even before COVID-19 appeared.
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Slow Soup Drive was born in April 2020, organized by Slow Food Barbados, to tackle the issues of food waste, malnutrition and food security, by providing persons and families in need with hot, wholesome, nutritious and hearty soups, predominantly being made with local ingredients. This was developed on a backdrop of donations in the form of tuna tins, crackers, soft drinks, rice and pasta – almost all imported and of low nutritional value. The Slow Soup Drive pushed its community initiative that extra step further by sourcing its fresh ingredients from local farmers and actu