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Feeding people? How to aggregate and distribute?
If you've been following along it is clear that this virus will last quite a while. People will obviously need food. We can minimize social distance if we don't have to food shop.
Could we define a "weekly food package" (WFP) that contained enough protein, carbs, etc. for a person for a week? Could we arrange centers for constructing such a WFP? Could we get FedEx/DHL/Amazon to schedule weekly delivery to each house?
Could we set up a WFP website for people to sign up?
I'm pretty sure the website is the easy part. FedEx/DHL/Amazon have the delivery capability, although they would probably have to get gas/mileage subsidy. They also have the systems for package tracking.
As for the WFP contents; does anybody know how/where the military produces Meals-Ready-To-Eat (MRE)? Obviously somebody associated with MREs has already looked at the caloric/carbs/etc. question.
I'm at a complete loss for how to organize food shipment from farms to packaging.
Ideas are welcome.