why are people still going without food?!

damnit - there is no need for this anymore!
not in nyc, not in the us, not in india, not anywhere. every weekend in the restaurant i see people order more than they can eat. the portions are huge, tasty, and well-priced. people sometimes throw whole orders out, not taking them home, and not giving them to the needy. i have began a childhood dream of feeding the poor. instead of my dream of mailing my left-overs in the mailbox (kids do not realize bacteria & decay) i am now taking some left-overs from the restaurant & giving them to the needy in nyc. transportation is the number one factor in why people go without food. farms burn food they cannot sell because it is less costly than shipping it out somewhere. so...why do those in need not move closer to farms? work on farms? grow gardens? what other options are out there?! we have all we need within ourselves, including the ability to put a seed in the ground & water it & see it grow to create something life-giving. so we all have to take action to see that this is done. my bringing food can only help a few people at a time - we all need to start with ourselves.