Roughly 40 percent of all food in the United States goes to waste, and much of this food is still edible when wasted. For the past six years, Food Recovery Network (FRN) has been building solutions to fight this problem.
Children Join the Fight Against Food Waste with Ugly Fruit and Veg
Jordan Figueiredo writes about introducing fun, character, and nutrition-filled “ugly” produce in schools or at home, making it more fun for children to eat healthy fruits and veggies.
Saving 600 million pounds of Ugly Apples
Clint and Ernie Edwards at Chief Orchards.
Perfectly Imperfect – The First Produce Distributor in the U.S. to Start Ugly Produce Delivery
Cleveland produce distributor Forrest City Weingart breaks the \’93standards\’94 with perfectly imperfect.
Introducing the Food Rescue Locator
Sustainable America publishes the first ever food rescue group locator in the U.S.
Imperfect Teaming up with Whole Foods Market to Sell “Ugly” Produce
Can large U.S. supermarkets sell “ugly” produce? Whole Foods Market and Giant Eagle sign on to tackle food waste.
Eat Me Chutneys – The Australian Family Tackling Food Wastage with Epic Chutneys from Ugly Produce!
Australian organization, Eat Me Chutneys, saves ugly produce and makes tasty chutneys with a charming mother, father, and son team.
Food Rescue Group Aims to Start Community Kitchen, Do Much More Than Just Feed Those In Need
Alameda Kitchen, coming soon from the food rescue group Food Shift out of Oakland, California.
A New Social Experiment Driven by Food: L.A. Kitchen Opens for Service
Food powers a new social experiment for Robert Egger and the New L.A. Kitchen.
Ugly Produce Becomes a Life Line for Food Banks
September is Hunger Action Month and farm to food bank programs are expanding from state to state to take hunger action to new levels.
Redefining Standards for Beauty in Produce – Imperfect Opens for Business in California!
After taking the media by storm, Imperfect opens for business in California as the first ugly produce brand in the U.S.
D.C. Central Kitchen Culinary Job Training Program Reaches its 100th Graduating Class
This culinary job training program gives produce and people a second chance.
Beautiful Things Come From Ugly Produce: Almost 200,000 Pounds Saved
The ugly produce startup Hungry Harvest is more than just a startup now as they approach 200,000 pounds of saved food.
The Business Case for Ugly Produce
As the business case for ugly produce builds, will U.S. grocers grab this low-hanging fruit or leave it to rot?
Five Questions with Jordan Figueiredo from Feedback
Food Tank recently had the opportunity to speak with Jordan Figueiredo, from Feeding the 5000 Oakland, who was one of the speakers at the 2015 Food Tank Summit.
Berkeley and Oakland this October: Sparking the Movement to End Food Waste
The first Feeding the 5000 in the U.S. – a 100 percent free food waste awareness festival –will take place on October 18, in Oakland, CA.
