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<br>Benedict T. Palen, Jr. - I do volunteer work at a food bank, and there is always a large quantity of pastries and other u201csweetsu201d that are turned into compost because the policy of this particular food bank is to encourage its clients not to have diets with high sugar content foods.
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Feeding God’s Creatures By Benedict T. Palen, Jr. I do volunteer work at a food bank, and there is always a large quantity of pastries and other “sweets” that are turned into compost because the policy of this particular food bank is to encourage its clients not to have diets with high sugar content foods. There is a cost associated with the compost because the surplus pastries have to be taken to another location for that purpose. In my small way, I am helping with this issue of the pastries, and have provided sustenance to all creatures, great and small.
Feeding God’s Creatures By Benedict T. Palen, Jr. It turns out that squirrels, blue jays, crows, magpies, and raccoons, love sweet things. So, every day, once in the early morning, and then again in late afternoon, we put out pieces of pies, cakes, cookies, and other such goodies, that were graciously provided by the food bank. Everything goes into a wooden box about three feet wide, and five feet long. Almost as soon as the food is put out, the masses descend on it, and pick out their favorites. Some of the visitors will eat right in the box, while others will carry a piece back to the nearby trees.
Feeding God’s Creatures By Benedict T. Palen, Jr. In a world where humans have such trouble getting along with others with “look different” than them, I find it interesting that these creatures of all shapes, sizes, and colors, eat right alongside each other in the box, and near it, with rarely any conflicts. How is it that these creatures have figured out how to get along, when we humans cannot seem to do so? Alas, that is a topic for a long conversation. Suffice to say that our back patio is the gathering place every day, twice a day, for these creatures. It is a source of much amusement to watch the massive nibbling that takes place in “the box.” We are keeping them fed, although we sometimes wonder if they get too much sugar…..
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