“I was driven by a visceral feeling that throwing good food into a garbage can is wrong, as well as a deep desire to recover that and get it to people in need in our community. Food Recovery Network recovered 15,000 pounds in our first semester, which was good
encouragement to keep going and before long, spread the movement all around the country. Our motivation was simply to solve the injustice.
There isn’t one solution to the problems that exist in our food system and environment. There are no ideas that are too crazy or ‘not good enough’ to try when it comes to environmental change. The only thing you can do that’s not good enough is to do nothing. Whether it’s joining/starting
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a student organization, putting together a protest, or founding a social impact business, just start doing something! I’ve just seen problems and injustices that didn’t sit right with me, and had the drive to try to change them. Anybody can do that, you just need to take the first step and try.”
Ben Simon, CEO & co-founder of Imperfect Produce and Food Recovery Network
