Further with Food provides comprehensive information about food loss and waste in the United States and about solutions dedicated to reducing it. This virtual resource center offers a broad spectrum of users – such as businesses, government entities, investors, NGOs, academics, and individuals...
Read moreFarmers Against Hunger (FAH) was started in 1996 as a way to enable farmers throughout New Jersey to contribute their extra produce to those in need. Prior to the development of Farmers Against Hunger a few farmers tried to donate produce to their local food bank or food pantries, but transportation was always a problem...
Read moreFeeding America’s mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. With the support of our generous partners, the Feeding America network is meeting the needs of families across the country and helping them find the strength to move forward and flourish...
Read moreTo strengthen the food rescue community and ensure food rescue remains the leading food recovery option to decrease food waste in our country. The Hub will provide a platform to better enable good food to be safely and efficiently rescued and fed to those in need, which is imperative as more than 41 million Americans face food insecurity...
Read moreThe sources of food waste are varied and many, from the farm, to the plant floor, to the restaurant kitchen, to the consumer at home. FWRA’s work is focused on the sources that we can most directly impact – our own U.S. operations (manufacturing, retail and restaurant/foodservice)...
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Read moreIn the United States, over one-third of all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste. When food is tossed aside, so too are opportunities for improved food security, economic growth, and environmental prosperity...
Read moreWasted food is the single largest category of material placed in municipal landfills and represents nourishment that could have helped feed families in need. Additionally, water, energy, and labor used to produce wasted food could have been employed for other purposes...
Read moreReFED is a multi-stakeholder nonprofit, powered by an influential network of the nation’s leading business, nonprofit, foundation, and government leaders committed to reducing U.S. food waste. ReFED takes a data-driven approach to move the food system from acting on instinct to insights to solve our national food waste problem...
Read moreConfused by expiration dates? You’re not alone. Learn what they really mean.
Read moreThe Food Recovery Hierarchy prioritizes actions organizations can take to prevent and divert wasted food.
Read moreDid you know that approximately 22% of solid waste in New Jersey consists of food waste, some of which was edible at time of disposal?
Read moreAmpleHarvest.org is a NJ based nationwide nonprofit that’s ending food waste by enabling home/community gardeners to donate their surplus harvest to a nearby food pantry.
Read moreContact a local food bank to learn which foods are most in demand. Get tips and toolkits on how to start your own food drives.