RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Food trucks are a dozen in River City, but one stands out by serving fresh farm food for free to people in need. This is the mission of Sevatruck, a non-profit organization that distributes meals to unserved communities.
While the organization began in the Washington DC metro area, it only started the first Richmond truck a few weeks ago. In less than a month, she has delivered more than 600 meals to those in need.
“It’s always a good time to give back to the community, but after and during COVID there was definitely more need,” said Molly McMahon, executive director of Richmond Trucks.
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She said the SevaTruck’s menu is inspired by the products donated by local farmers such as corn and cucumber.
“So we made burritos with all the vegetables, summer squash, carrots, tomatoes, cucumber salads, I also made cantaloupe cucumber salads,” said McMahon. “So it’s really just about giving healthy food that we would eat ourselves and giving it to people who don’t always have access to it.”
SevaTruck RVA has three upcoming events on August 21, 25 and 26. They will serve nutritious vegetarian food for free.
She said they received a great barrage of support from the community asking how they can help with the truck. You can learn more about how you can help online here.
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