Duck Addicts Anonymous (DAA)

[Albert the Saxony]

With prices rising like they are, I decided to make some changes all around to save money and when it came to the ducks I found good solution and it’s incredibly good for them….

I went to a local grocery store and asked if they ever had any out of date produce that I could pick up. Turns out they actually had been throwing it all in the trash, so they were cool with me coming by every third day and collecting all the old produce from the back room.

I came away with two of these 60 pound containers today, it’s amazing, some of the stuff I would eat. Lol


I then ran it all through a food processor and anything that the ducks can’t eat goes to compost. It’s a little of a hassle, but appears to be worth it, and they are really enjoying it!

 

[3xhhheather]

@Gizmo Carp that’s so awesome! Was this a chain grocery store or like a mom & pop?

 

[Albert the Saxony]

@Gizmo Carp that’s so awesome! Was this a chain grocery store or like a mom & pop?

I went around a few stores and at most of the mom and pop type stores the manager already had a friend that took all he had to feed hogs. That was the story a couple of times, but I tried the Save a Lot store in my town and that is where I was able to get a connection. I’m guessing Save a Lot is nation wide?.. I don’t know for sure. I bet Walmart or other big names have a policy against what we are doing or they may give to a food bank, which is good too, I hate to see food go to waste.

 

[Albert the Saxony]

I bet you could also ask restaurants too. There’s lots of food waste everywhere really.

 

[Everose]

I bet Walmart or other big names have a policy against what we are doing

Yep.

or they may give to a food bank, which is good too, I hate to see food go to waste.

Nope. It's trashed.

I used to collect produce waste from Brookshires, they had huge bags of it. When they clamped down and quit giving away the rotten produce I found a bread bakery and started feeding wheat bread and donuts.

 

[Albert the Saxony]

Yep.

Nope. It's trashed.

I used to collect produce waste from Brookshires, they had huge bags of it. When they clamped down and quit giving away the rotten produce I found a bread bakery and started feeding wheat bread and donuts.

Sad, what some large companies do. They probably are afraid some employee would end up selling or giving products away called “out of date” to friends, but still the amount of wasted food is insane. Also, no excuse to not give to a proper organisation for the needy.

 

[Everose]

Sad, what some large companies do. They probably are afraid some employee would end up selling or giving products away called “out of date” to friends, but still the amount of wasted food is insane.

FR! It's disgusting. I hate waste of any sort.

 

[Albert the Saxony]

I hope the higher up management at Save a Lot won’t can the idea, I already talked to the overall store manager, but you never know what may happen.

 

[Albert the Saxony]

My two Sebbie goslings spent a day outside today, I will have to get some pics with them out in the grass tomorrow evening. Their kinda all dirty in this pic. You can’t keep them clean for more than a minute, they get in the mud from the snow melt. Lol

 

[AfiafiAfi]

When your attempt to eat the camera is unsuccessful.