Dave Charlton’s Favorite Food Project is Far From Business as Usual

by Monica Hoel

Dave Charlton is proud to say he’s been a dancing carrot. “I’ve been every one of those dancing vegetables.”

Let us explain.

Bounty and Soul volunteers danced as vegetables. Bounty and Soul volunteers danced as vegetables.Dave is Chair of the Board of Directors for an ambitious, creative, energetic, and thoughtful food program in Asheville called Bounty and Soul. This is no ordinary food distribution program. Each food box comes with a fresh flower and a “love note” of encouragement. Every week, they focus on a new recipe that uses the food found in that week’s box; everyone gets a little sampling of the dish and a copy of the recipe. The food is locally sourced, not only from area grocery stores but from community farms. And every distribution day includes a lot of fun: smiles, music, and yes, dancing vegetables.

With more than 450 volunteers, 44 farm partners, local grocery store partners, and 10 paid staff, Bounty and Soul is not only an exciting way to get food to those who need it; it also manages to accomplish many other meaningful goals. They collect food from grocery stores that would have gone to waste. They use vegetables from farmers that are not perfect enough for the grocery stores to buy, but are perfectly delicious. And by keeping all that food waste out of the landfills, they also reduce the amount of carbon emissions. “We have a truck that goes out 7 days a week to pick up food from grocery stores and farms.”

They also do classes and videos on nutrition and how to cook, prepare, and preserve food. “Education is a very important part of the program.”

Dave says the program is all about community. “We ask our participants what they want or need. The glue is that it is a little community in and of itself.”

Dave is retired from a career in telecommunications, but you’d never know he’s retired if you watched how hard he is working for Bounty and Soul. It is clear that he’s a human on a mission. “In Western North Carolina, one in four kids is food insecure. One in six households is food insecure. Unless you live in a really affluent suburban neighborhood, you can believe that food insecurity is around you. Our numbers quadrupled during the pandemic…and numbers are still double what they used to be.”

If you’d like to learn more about Dave’s work with Bounty and Soul, enjoy a conversation with him on the Duck Pond Wall podcast.

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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2235-mike-young-named-2022-eamph-alumni-award-honoree"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/240,0,1572,1333/10886_Mike_Young.rev.1646419201.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/240,0,1572,1333/10886_Mike_Young.rev.1646419201.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/240,0,1572,1333/10886_Mike_Young.rev.1646419201.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/240,0,1572,1333/10886_Mike_Young.rev.1646419201.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/240,0,1572,1333/10886_Mike_Young.rev.1646419201.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/240,0,1572,1333/10886_Mike_Young.rev.1646419201.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/240,0,1572,1333/10886_Mike_Young.rev.1646419201.jpg" alt="Mike Young E&H Class of 1986 2022 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/240,0,1572,1333/10886_Mike_Young.rev.1646419201.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/240,0,1572,1333/10886_Mike_Young.rev.1646419201.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1332" data-max-h="1333" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2235-mike-young-named-2022-eamph-alumni-award-honoree">Mike Young Named 2022 E&H Alumni Award Honoree</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Michael K. Young, E&H Class of 1986, has been chosen by the Emory & Henry Alumni Association as the 2022 Distinguished Achievement honoree. <a href="/live/news/2235-mike-young-named-2022-eamph-alumni-award-honoree" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1856-joel-vaughan-publishes-book-about-his-hometown-of"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1296,1547/9875_image.rev.1622644196.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1296,1547/9875_image.rev.1622644196.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1296,1547/9875_image.rev.1622644196.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1296,1547/9875_image.rev.1622644196.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1296,1547/9875_image.rev.1622644196.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1296,1547/9875_image.rev.1622644196.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1296,1547/9875_image.rev.1622644196.jpg" alt=" Joel Vaughan Emory & Henry Class of 1983 " width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1296,1547/9875_image.rev.1622644196.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1296,1547/9875_image.rev.1622644196.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1296" data-max-h="1547" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1856-joel-vaughan-publishes-book-about-his-hometown-of">Joel Vaughan Publishes Book About His Hometown of Fries, Virginia, on the Banks of the New River</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Joel Vaughan has just published a book about a little town in Virginia that is the source of one of Southwest Virginia’s most popular jokes. Fries, Virginia, is pronounced “freeze” – but the joke is, “It’s <em>freeze</em> in the winter and <em>fries</em> in the summer.” <a href="/live/news/1856-joel-vaughan-publishes-book-about-his-hometown-of" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1231-luke-grooms-eamph-01-has-spent-the-covid-19"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1214,1208/8070_Luke_Grooms.rev.1587556007.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1214,1208/8070_Luke_Grooms.rev.1587556007.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1214,1208/8070_Luke_Grooms.rev.1587556007.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1214,1208/8070_Luke_Grooms.rev.1587556007.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1214,1208/8070_Luke_Grooms.rev.1587556007.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1214,1208/8070_Luke_Grooms.rev.1587556007.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1214,1208/8070_Luke_Grooms.rev.1587556007.jpg" alt="Luke Grooms, E&H Class of 2001." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1214,1208/8070_Luke_Grooms.rev.1587556007.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1214,1208/8070_Luke_Grooms.rev.1587556007.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1214" data-max-h="1208" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1231-luke-grooms-eamph-01-has-spent-the-covid-19">Luke Grooms (E&H ’01) Has Spent the COVID-19 Shut-Down in South Korea</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Luke is singing with the <em>Phantom of the Opera</em> World Tour. <a href="/live/news/1231-luke-grooms-eamph-01-has-spent-the-covid-19" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1645-dr-james-duchamp-honored-by-eamph-alumni"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/3,43,565,605/9430_jim_duchamp.rev.1613744599.webp 1x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/3,43,565,605/9430_jim_duchamp.rev.1613744599.jpg 1x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/3,43,565,605/9430_jim_duchamp.rev.1613744599.jpg" alt="Dr. James Duchamp, Emory & Henry Chemistry Department" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="562" data-max-h="562" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1645-dr-james-duchamp-honored-by-eamph-alumni">Dr. James Duchamp Honored by E&H Alumni Association</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Dr. James Duchamp is the 2021 recipient of the James A. Davis Faculty Award, granted annually by the E&H Alumni Association. (<a href="https://www.ehc.edu/alumni/get-involved/alumni-awards/">Read more about E&H Alumni Awards.)</a> <a href="/live/news/1645-dr-james-duchamp-honored-by-eamph-alumni" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1674-the-doctor-is-inand-very-busy"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 3x"/> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG" alt="Dr. Erin Griffin, E&H Class of 2013, with Ash – the office cat who decided he no longer wanted to be feral." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,435,2400,2835/9516_IMG-0197_1.rev.1615335532.JPG 3x" data-max-w="2400" data-max-h="2400" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1674-the-doctor-is-inand-very-busy">The Doctor is IN…and Very Busy!</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Dr. Erin Griffin (E&H 2013) figured out how to parlay a double major in music and chemistry into a brand new animal clinic she just opened. And she already has a full house of four-legged clients. <a href="/live/news/1674-the-doctor-is-inand-very-busy" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/2829-josh-mancuso-professional-smack-talker"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/275,6,2400,2131/13775_IMG_9179.rev.1681765697.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/275,6,2400,2131/13775_IMG_9179.rev.1681765697.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/275,6,2400,2131/13775_IMG_9179.rev.1681765697.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/275,6,2400,2131/13775_IMG_9179.rev.1681765697.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/275,6,2400,2131/13775_IMG_9179.rev.1681765697.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/275,6,2400,2131/13775_IMG_9179.rev.1681765697.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/275,6,2400,2131/13775_IMG_9179.rev.1681765697.jpg" alt="Josh Mancuso Emory & Henry Class of 2003" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/275,6,2400,2131/13775_IMG_9179.rev.1681765697.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/68/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/275,6,2400,2131/13775_IMG_9179.rev.1681765697.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2125" data-max-h="2125" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/2829-josh-mancuso-professional-smack-talker">Josh Mancuso: Professional Smack-Talker</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Josh Mancuso has moved from behind the camera to the spotlight in front of the lens – and he’s remarkably comfortable there.</p><a href="/live/news/2829-josh-mancuso-professional-smack-talker" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>