Furniture Bank: Upcycling Food

furniture bank: They ended up helping sort food at the Parker Street Food and Furniture Bank and were surprised by the amount of excess fruit going bad and being thrown out before someone could enjoy it, according to CBC. We are three boys from Syria who came to Canada six months ago and are upcycling food from food bank, said Alaa Alhraki, 25, who helps run Piece of the East. The men were inspired after taking an English language program that included a community work component. Pastries, breads, jams The business was founded by Sylvia Gawad, who helped the men learn English. Piece of the East makes sweet Syrian pastries. It launched last week at the farmers' market along the Halifax waterfront. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.