By John Horton
Cuyahoga Community College culinary instructor Giovanna Mingrone has “rescued” more than 135,000 pounds of food through Stone Soup CLE, a nonprofit she established in 2015 to help the hungry. The organization stocks local soup kitchens with excess food from restaurants, grocery stores and vendors.
“By limiting waste, we’re limiting hunger,” says Mingrone, who collects the food with the help of a small group of volunteers. “It’s just a matter of delivering the right food to the right place at the right time.”
The name of her organization grew from an old folk tale in which people share small amounts of food to create a delicious meal for the masses. She said it reflects the power of a community coming together for the benefit of many. For more information, visit stonesoupcle.org.
