farms from donating said food. 2) the government made dollars available to just about everyone, so the farms could have remained in working order via one of the loans 3) a lot of food purchases have moved from restaurants to grocery stores, but I'm guessing these farms had all of their eggs in the restaurant basket 4) comments like this "A handful of states, including Florida and California, set up online clearinghouses to try to match up excess food with need in their area, but the high volumes of surplus produce often can’t be absorbed by local food banks alone, making national distribution important for making even a dent in the waste." make me wonder if this is a supply or demand issue.