These nonprofits are taking food destined for the landfill and giving it to people in need.
Here’s how you’re free to support their efforts.
Luckily, there are hard-working nonprofits across the country rescuing fresh food by the truckload.
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Here are five of those nonprofits that you should know and support.
We believe in feeding bellies, not landfills.
The key to Saving Graces distribution system is their dedicated truck drivers.
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They match the food they pick up to the specific needs of each nonprofit agency," says Smith.
And they see college campuses as the perfect place to start.
College is also the perfect time to get people engaged around tackling food waste.
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This academic year alone, FRN has diverted over two million pounds of produce from landfills.
The Farmlink partnership helped us to dramatically increase how much food we were recovering, says Anderson.
pounds of food to date.
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The nonprofit is driven by a core philosophy: That no New Yorker should go hungry.
These free markets are located in high-need neighborhoods, where fresh produce and nutritious shelf-stable food are needed most.
This year, we will rescue and deliver 111 million pounds of food.
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How to Support:Support City Harvest throughfinancial donation,volunteering,food donation, and byfundraising.
Its a problem of access and distribution, says Ashley Stanley, Founder and Executive Director of Lovin Spoonfuls.
The organization uses refrigerated trucks to deliver perishable food along eight different routes across the state.
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Lovin Spoonfuls focuses on fresh food like produce, dairy, and lean proteins.
