On April 26, approximately 30,000 runners and walkers, from ages 12 to 95, took to the streets of the "Music City" for the 2019 St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll Nashville Marathon & 1/2 Marathon.
If you have ever participated in a race or walk, chances are you were handed a granola bar, a piece of fruit, or bottle of water at the finish line. It's so important for the athletes to refuel after pushing themselves to the limit, so race organizers stock up on these healthy treats for runners and walkers to replenish some of the calories they burned off after the event. Unfortunately, they typically order too much of these snacks, which results in a lot of perfectly good food getting thrown out.
However, at this race, the Nashville branch of Alexander's Mobility Services, an Atlas Van Lines agent, rescued 16,000 lbs. of food and beverages from the event and delivered it all to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.
More than 346,000 people in the Greater Nashville area don't know where their next meal will come from. Meanwhile, we are wasting 40% of the food we produce every year. Thank you Alexander's Mobility Services for helping us address both hunger and food waste simultaneously!
Here are a few simple ways that you can reduce food waste at home.
