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A farmer, a field of cabbage and a mission: to rescue food

Mike Etchart kneels in a field; crisp, leafy cabbage plants up to his waist. He slices a plump head off a nearby plant and holds it up, admiring it against...
By Paul Morello on
March 24, 2025
Food Waste
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Join the Food Rescue Challenge

By Paul Morello on
January 13, 2025
Did you know that Feeding America is the biggest food rescue organization in the country? Every day, the Feeding America network of food banks works to rescue safe, healthy food...
Food Waste
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5 Things to do with Thanksgiving Leftovers

By Ash Slupski on
November 1, 2024
Planning a family gathering can be hard enough. The last thing we need to worry about is all the Thanksgiving leftovers. But, unfortunately, food waste during the holidays can be...
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Kaui holds a bin of produce.

How Feeding America works with farmers

By Paul Morello on
August 5, 2024
There are so many people working towards ending hunger every day – volunteers, food bank staff, food pantries, donors, and more – they all play a crucial role in ensuring...
Food Waste Food Donations
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What is MealConnect? Learn about Feeding America's food rescue platform

By Paul Morello on
May 24, 2024
Feeding America’s food donation platform, MealConnect, recently hit a major milestone: it has helped facilitate six billion pounds of food rescue since its launch in 2014. While we celebrate the...
Food Waste
Tom Hong at a grocery store.

A personal mission to end food surplus, one grocery store at a time

By Casey Cora on
July 14, 2023
Whenever Tom Hong walks into a grocery store, it’s like he owns the place.Hong, a longtime retail relations specialist at the Northern Illinois Food Bank, breezily makes his way through...
Food Waste
Stacy Nichols poses in front of a Starbucks flag.

Hope and a banana loaf: the impact of Starbucks FoodShare

By Paul Morello on
April 20, 2023
“Lots of coffee.”That’s how Stacy Nichols, the manager of a Starbucks store in California, describes her days. She supervises 26 staff at her store. She’s loving it. And coffee is...
Food Waste
Ray Lodge holding some oranges.

Fighting food waste one orange at a time

By Paul Morello on
March 7, 2023
Nestled into rolling hills about an hour north of San Diego, California, Ray Lodge’s small farm has been growing some of the best citrus in the country for more than...
Food Waste
Andrew Zimmern cutting food.

Andrew Zimmern's top 3 easy ways to reduce food waste at home

April 11, 2022
Emmy and four-time James Beard Award winning chef Andrew Zimmern has spent his life exploring the final frontiers of food around the world. He believes promoting cultural acceptance starts with...
Food Waste
Ashley in a garden.

5 tips for growing a garden that fights hunger

By Abbie Wilson on
March 16, 2022
Did you take up gardening as a hobby during the past couple years? Whether you’ve got a seasoned green thumb or are just digging in, you’ve probably found yourself with...
Food Waste

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