#40 - Evan Ehlers - Founder of Sharing Excess, Non-Profit

Today’s guest is Evan Ehlers, he’s the Founder of the non-profit Sharing Excess. Evan really helped open my eyes to the food crisis issue that is happening right now which impacts so many people. Sharing Excess aims to address the crucial need for food by delivering regular surplus from grocers, restaurants, wholesalers and farmers to communities experiencing food insecurity. Him and his team play a unique role in regularly rescuing and distributing food excess to undeserved areas. He shares some statistics that blew my mind. In the US, nearly 40% of the food we produce goes to waste. That’s approximately 120 billion pounds of food ending up in landfills each year, which is enough to fill more than 700 NFL stadiums from the ground to the very top with uneaten food. These numbers are staggering. In the episode Evan talks about what his team is doing now and what we all can do to help combat this food crisis.IG: @sharingexcess @evan.ehlersDonate: https://app.mobilecause.com/form/l2Z4OQ?vid=l9kbfWebsite: https://www.sharingexcess.com/get-involved#letsfreefood