OPINION: Wasted food is a threat to our community
By Heather Stewart, Kentucky Harvest In the kitchen of your favorite restaurant, there’s a shelf full of canned tomatoes, crackers, or even fresh vegetables that will never make it to your plate. The manager ordered too much, the chef expected more interest in a particular dish or someone misread the expiration date. Whatever the reason, […]
2.1 million pounds of food rescued: new app drives Louisville to fight hunger and waste
By Tom Lally, Building Kentucky Kentucky Harvest, Louisville’s most established organization committed to food rescue, is proud to celebrate a significant milestone for the Louisville region. Since launching the Kentucky Harvest app in November of 2023, the organization facilitated the rescue of 2,108,636 pounds of food from 191 business locations like Papa John’s, Cysco and […]