I wrote in my little music spreadsheet that this song sounds like rainbows, so let’s all open the week that way, shall we? Take a second and watch the absurd video, if you can.

Food insecurity is following the virus wherever it goes, and some places are adapting better than others. I’ll let the professionals explain America’s very troubling supply chain issues and instead tell you something nice: Around Naples, households are leaving out “solidarity baskets” where people can place spare cans of beans or vegetables, boxes of pasta, and other nonperishables for people who don’t have enough to eat. It’s like a Little Free Library, only for food, and one that builds off a longstanding Neapolitan tradition of paying it forward. It’s not a government subsidy, but it sure does build that sense of solidarity that’s supposed to get us through this.

You’d think the baskets might work nicely in places with high rates of homelessness in the US, like San Francisco. And actually, there are free food containers planted around SF, but what do they contain? Sourdough starter. That’s right, building on their own local traditions of sourdough baking and catering to the rich, Bay Area bread aficionados have placed tins starter in trees around the Mission, Noe Valley, Bernal Heights, and Potrero Hill, “UP FOR GRABS!” Because, again, it’s San Francisco, the locations of the starter aren’t left to chance, but rather catalogued on a Google Map entitled, “Victory Dough – Neighborhood Sourdough Starter Sharing.” Just the essentials over here.

Back in Brooklyn, I spent Saturday morning delivering groceries to elderly people who can’t leave their homes. And guess what: if you’re healthy and not in an at-risk group, you can, too! Umbrella, a community platform that helps seniors age in place, is coordinating grocery delivery and medication pickup for seniors across the country. Their demand has grown exponentially over the past few weeks, and they’re looking for local volunteers who are willing to shop for an elderly neighbor who can’t, or should’t, leave their house. If you’re interested in helping, you can sign up here.

There are lots of other ways to help, too: If you’re in New York, join up with In It Together or The Campaign Against Hunger, or volunteer with your neighborhood’s mutual aid group (that’s actually where I did my weekend work). Folks in other states, if you have other resources to recommend, let me know and I’ll distribute a list.