Profile | Dorothee Royal-Hedinger

Thanks Jen! :)

Hi Jen, thanks for your question. It is a sustainable model because SAME Cafe gets 75% of it's operating costs from the donations and makes up the rest with grants and fundraisers. They have a very low overhead because they have 2 shifts of volunteers everyday plus other people who come in to perform odd jobs like sweeping. I was skeptical myself because I was wondering if people would take advantage but people don't and I think it has a lot to do with how wonderfully Libby and Brad run the place and connect with their customers.

Thanks for your comments Rachel and Jen! You mention very good points. NPR tries to make this a fun, non-political story, but it's difficult to talk about grass-fed vs. corn-fed beef without at least addressing the subsidies, animal cruelty and environmental issues.