In this interview, Presenter of Go Well Cate Mercer speaks with Ronni Kahn AO, social entrepreneur and founder of food rescue charity in Australia OzHarvest. OzHarvest is a non-denominational charity that rescues excess food which would otherwise be discarded. The food is then distributed to charities that support the disadvantaged and vulnerable around Australia. OzHarvest now “delivers the equivalent of 25 million meals a year that would otherwise be dumped”. Ronni also created the NESTprogram – Nutrition, Education & Sustenance Training – which aims to educate vulnerable Australians about nutrition and healthy eating, providing valuable life skills to disadvantaged and marginalised communities. Ronni has been known to say that “If food waste was a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of carbon and methane gas after the US and China”.
