Feb 15
How Ugly Produce Can Help Solve Hunger Convocation
Evan Lutz, Forbes 30 Under 30 social entrepreneur, is committing his life’s work to ending food waste and hunger in America. Billions of pounds of fresh produce are wasted in the United States every year, and wind up going to landfills – producing harmful greenhouse gases. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are food insecure, without access to healthy, affordable meals. A frequent guest on NPR and The Washington Post, Lutz was featured on ABC’s “Shark Tank” where he made a deal with Robert Herjavec and launched his present enterprise, Hungry Harvest. Surplus produce is purchased from farms, assembled into custom variety boxes, and delivered to customers for less than retail. Lutz believes that business is the most powerful tool to create social change, and he’s committed to proving a business model that sustains profit, growth, and impact at scale. Lutz shares his mission of combatting the country’s massive food distribution problem, one ugly apple at a time, in his presentation titled “How Ugly Produce Can Help Solve Hunger.”