We believe that, just as it is our responsibility to observe shelter in place protocols to protect the health of our fellow citizens, it’s also our responsibility to use our resources to protect their livelihoods.

My husband and I decided to take an active approach towards the shelter in place order here in San Francisco and make a small amount of lemonade out of the big fat bitter lemon that is COVID-19.

There is going to be food waste on an epic scale if those who stockpiled food during this crisis do not thoughtfully and intentionally manage their stashes.

I’ve met people who are pretty underwhelmed with professional cleaners. They find that the cleaning itself isn’t thorough enough, or it takes too long, or that things seem to get mixed up or misplaced during the cleaning.

Some of the stuff that people have to get rid of is actual trash, and it has to go in the landfill.