Sustainability in Bourbon City
Louisville Tourism wants to connect event planners with local non-profits in a way that resonates with the Louisville culture, community and spirit. By choosing to donate to a Leave a Legacy in Louisville organization, you can be assured that your gift will go far.
Connecting with Louisville's Culinary & Bourbon Experience
Louisville’s culinary scene has long been recognized as one of the best in the nation. Not only is it a place to experience world-class, locally curated cuisine, but Louisville is a hub for food and beverage companies of all sizes, from local to global – including production, manufacturing, flavor development, distribution and everything in between. More than 125 food and beverage companies collectively employ well over 15,000 individuals, and account for $23 billion in annual revenue. Some corporations that have roots in, or call Louisville home include Brown-Forman, Yum! Brands, Texas Roadhouse, Papa Johns, QSR, Beam-Suntory, Flavorman, Kroger, and JBS.
Of course, Louisville’s culinary story is far from complete without the infusion of America’s native spirit, Bourbon. While Bourbon is first and foremost a Kentucky product, Louisville plays a huge part as home to the world’s only Urban Bourbon Experience. Not only is Bourbon a spirit but it is seen throughout Louisville’s culinary renaissance inspiring new dishes and leaving a mark on new Southern cuisine.
Meaningful Opportunities
Bourbon Production
The production of bourbon, like any agricultural process, has a significant environmental footprint. Large amounts of water, grains, energy, and wood go into producing this native spirit. While each element plays a critical role, the newly charred, white oak barrel is where the transformation takes place.
Tree Canopy and Urban Environment
A study on urban heat by Dr. Brian Stone of the Georgia Institute of Technology identifies Louisville as having one of the fastest-growing urban heat island effects in the nation. These effects are most pronounced in neighborhoods lower on the city’s socioeconomic scale whose canopies are especially deficient. This leads to higher energy usage and health disparities including heat-related illness and death, all of which disproportionately affect Louisville’s poorest residents.
Feeding the Hungry
Food insecurity refers to the USDA’s measure of lack of regular access to nutritional food for an active and healthy life. The food insecurity rate in Jefferson County is 11.7% of the total population, or 89,690 and the child food insecurity rate is 16.2% or 27,760.
Leave Your Legacy
Donate
Financial support through donations
Hands-On Activities
Louisville Grows
- Neighborhood tree plantings (Spring and Fall only)
- Healthy House property maintenance
- Greenhouse volunteers
Dare to Care
- Volunteer at the Community Kitchen
- Meal preparation
- Food sorting
Louisville Grows
Louisville Grows’ outreach extends to all of Jefferson County and Southern Indiana. However, the focus audience is on serving 21 neighborhoods in west and south Louisville. These neighborhoods are most impacted by the Urban Heat Island Effect due to the loss of their tree canopy and are experiencing food insecurities.
Direct Benefits:
- Cleaner Air
- Diverse Ecosystems
- Stormwater Control
- Neighborhood Pride
- Mental & Phyiscal Health
- Quality of Life
- Reduce Home Energy Costs
Dare to Care
Dare to Care Food Bank leads our community to feed the hungry and conquer the cycle of need. We fulfill this mission through innovative programs, efficient operations and by partnering with local food pantries, shelters and kitchens to get food to people in need. Food banks help connect the dots between building sustainable food systems and addressing climate change. By recovering wholesome food from partners throughout the supply chain and redistributing it to communities facing hunger, food banks prevent that food from sitting in landfills and emitting Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG).
Direct Benefits:
- Reduce Waster
- Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Mental & Physical Health
- Quality of Life
- Economic Stability
- Local Business Support
- Job Creation
