Howdy!
We are Nice Food!
As our bio says we are a food truck that will be opening in Louisville in 2021 and we are pumped to be opening in a few short months. We wanted to start out by saying why we created Nice Food and why we are on Tumblr. Nice Food strives to be a helpful food truck using a pay-what-you-can model so that anyone can eat with us, regardless of their ability to pay. We also want other people to build up their communities and do awesome things to help each other, so we are documenting our experiences here from the beginning!
Hunger is a systemic issue that in 2019 plagued more than 37 million people living in the United States, according to Feed America (https://www.feeding america.org/hunger-in-america). It is hard to imagine 37 million people. Something more concrete is that every community in the United States struggles with hunger as a result of food insecurity -- every single one. No one is safe from hunger and food insecurity; but, some communities in our nation are more vulnerable than others: low-income households, communities of color, single-income families, individuals affected by drug abuse, and many other descriptors for the housed and houseless. Hunger and food insecurity are what Nice Food fights against, the people affected by these issues are why.
We have big dreams. One dream I want to really dive into is that Nice Food will grow from a single food truck into a state-wide campaign. Nice Food will not end hunger and demolish food insecurity on its own. Two small-town, white guys from rural Kentucky cannot do that. However, a state-wide grassroots coalition can. But, how does this start for us? We seek to empower communities that we exist in and provide assistance and guidance for those desiring to join the fight. One way we want to do this is to document our experiences as we dive into the world of nonprofits and pay-what-you-can restaurants which leads us to this Tumblr blog.
Thanks for reading this far down and we hope you will stay engaged and interact with us during our journey as we build upon our work and dreams towards a better world for everyone!
