Food Runners

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September 23, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. - Mother Teresa - Food Runners There are over 800 million undernourished people in the world today. Hunger and malnutrition are in fact the number one risk to health worldwide. Yet there is enough food in the world to feed everyone. In San Francisco, California, 1 out of 4 people go hungry at some point during the month. There are also more than 4,000 restaurants in the city that throw away excess food. Mary Risley, founder of Tante Marie's Cooking School, decided to do something to prevent that. In 1987, together with a small group of women, she started a grassroots initiative called Food Runners to help alleviate hunger, prevent food waste, and create community. San Franciscans connecting with other San Franciscans. { read more } Be The Change Watch "Just Eat It" -- a 75 minute documentary film about food waste (from farm to table) and food rescue. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The College Course That's Changing Lives On Navigating Stuckness 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently The Science of Forgiveness 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself Because I'm Happy Can You Teach People to Have Empathy? 7 Keys To A Good Death DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 162,547 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More