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Are there really hungry people? Martha Elder, co-founder of Second Chance Foods gives us some answers.
Each year, 119 billion pounds of food is wasted in the US, which equates to nearly 40% of food produced. Food insecurity and hunger are issues which must be addressed, and to the question, are there really hungry people, the answer is YES! On this episode of The Many Shades of Green we talk to Martha Elder. Martha is the Executive Director and one of the founders of Second Chance Foods, a Putnam County New York Food rescue. Martha created the organization’s innovative programs which include: gleaning at farms, upcycling recovered food into meals, and she created a last-mile distribution hub to serve multiple local hunger relief organizations. Martha’s work at Second Chance Foods combines her interests in nutrition, protecting the planet and service to underserved communities. A shout out to John Oliver for doing a show about food waste which led in a way to the founders creation of Second Chance Foods. For more info go to secondchancefoods.org. For past shows on TMSOG go to HudsonRiverRadio.com, MalcolmPresents.com, themanyshadesofgreen.com. Follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram @tmshadesofgreen. Subscribe to the podcast via Spotify, Amazon, Apple, iHeart, Spreaker.com and more. #RaiseYourEcoConsciousness
