Leftover food legend: Stone Soup providing warmth in society

Established by three young people who care about social issues, ‘100 Flavors of Life’ is a group whose members claim to be ‘nobody special.’ The group hopes that through the power of the masses, the distance between people in society can be narrowed. They believe that bringing people closer together will eliminate the so-called fringes of society. The aim of the ‘Stone Soup Plan’ is to cook up surplus fresh produce gathered from people’s homes and distribute it to people in need – essentially, taking food that would have originally ended up in the garbage bin and turning it into bowl after bowl of heartwarming soup. 

With around 275 tons of assorted food being wasted in Taiwan each year, ‘100 Flavors of Life’ is committed to bringing about a redistribution of social resources, using this food surplus to provide some light for those in need. The group firmly believes that there are no ‘disadvantaged groups’, only ‘disadvantaged situations.’ Once everyone is willing to step out and help people in need, the world will be a place with more light and less darkness. 

Leftover food legend: Stone Soup providing warmth in society

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(以下是中文對照)

剩食傳說: 一碗能溫暖社會角落的 石頭湯

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人生百味團隊主要由三位關心社會議題的年輕人組成，他們自稱為「沒有人」。團隊希望透過群眾力量，拉近人與人之間的距離。他們相信當大家都緊靠在一起，就不會有所謂社會邊緣。「石頭湯計畫」目的是搜集大家家中多出來的新鮮食材，統一烹煮後與有需要的人一起享用。把原本可能浪費的食物，烹調成一碗碗能溫暖人心的湯。

每年台灣約有275萬噸的食物以不同種形態被浪費掉，人生百味致力於重新分配社會資源，用多出來的資源為有需要的人點一盞燈。他們相信，世界上沒有弱勢族群，只有弱勢狀態。當每個人願意走向需要幫助的人們，世界可以多一些溫暖少一些黑暗。