Bakery owner aims to reduce hunger, food waste

Natasha Frost of the Wooden Spoon wants to reduce food insecurity and food waste.
She is starting the South Central Minnesota Food Recovery Project to help Mankato area restaurants and other businesses donate their excess food to nonprofits that serve low-income and diverse populations.
A state grant is helping Frost transform the Wooden Spoon’s garage into a food storage and distribution hub and a new app is being developed to communicate with the nonprofits.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency awarded the project a $75,000 Prevention of Wasted Food and Food Rescue Grant.
Many area businesses already are donating excess food to organizations including the ECHO Food Shelf and Minnesota State University’s Campus Kitchen. But sometimes the organizations don’t have the capacity to accept more donations, especially of perishable items.

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