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.
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.