A World of Abundance

One thing we say often at The Nashville Food Project is that we believe we live in a world of abundance. There is enough farmable land to grow nourishing food for our city. There are enough hands willing to do meaningful work. And there is enough food to feed everyone in our community.

And yet, abundance does not always mean access.

Turning Abundance Into Access

Across the United States, nearly 40 percent of all food produced is thrown away. This reality sits at the heart of our food recovery work. While food is wasted, neighbors go without. Our role is to help close that gap by recovering food that would otherwise be lost and putting it to its best possible use. Feeding our neighbors.

How We Recover Food

Much of our food recovery happens through ongoing partnerships with local grocers, farmers, markets, and restaurants. These relationships are built on trust and shared values. Time and again, our partners offer not only surplus food, but care, creativity, and commitment. They share what they have with generosity.

Recovered food takes many forms. Sometimes it arrives as a bag of backyard garden harvest. Other times it comes as thousands of pounds of fresh, never frozen meat recovered from a local conference. Every donation, large or small, becomes part of a larger effort to alleviate hunger and strengthen community.

Get Involved

This work depends on people who believe that good food should never go to waste when it can be shared. To learn more about how you can support food recovery through gifts of food, visit the link below.

Our Anchor Food Donation & Recovery Partners

We would be unable to share our bounty if local farmers, grocers, restaurants, and groups did not first share it with us. Working together, we provide wholesome meals and increased access to nutritious foods for those who need them most.