​Food Recovery

Food rescued and then distributed within our network of ministry outreach partners, equating to 150,000 meals thus far. We take food to a wide range of public services including substance abuse, speech and education and job training, the homeless, as well as trafficked and displaced children to name a few.

Food Distribution

Every year tons of viable catered, often gourmet, food is thrown into the trash. Caterers, convention halls, hotels, convenience stores, colleges, and others simply waste an incredible resource that could bring the numbers of food insecure in Music City down dramatically. Since conception, CKO has rescued over 80,000 pounds of viable food.

Community Care

Meals are then served via these ministries to the Nashville community.. ​Our goal is to establish an unfettered access to service by collecting food and feeding those in need, lowering food insecurity, creating a community of collaboration and bringing awareness to food waste.

Where the food has come from:

• One Gen Away
• Country Music Hall of Fame
• Lipscomb University
• Belmont University
• Susan's Catering
• MM Events
• Chef's Market
• Panera Bread
• Logan's Roadhouse
• Cul2vate Farms
• The Cookery
• Opryland Events
• Flavor Catering

Where the food has gone:

• Edgehill Neighborhood
• Set Free Church
• Welcome Home Ministries
• Stonebrook Ministries
• Project Connect Nashville
• Bastion Ministry
• Comfort Ministry
• Room in the Inn
• The Safe Room
• Operation Stand Down
• Nashville Food Project
• Nashville Mission​​