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An LA-based nonprofit has saved 250 million pounds of fresh produce from landfills and donated it to food insecure communities
Founded in 2009, Food Forward surpassed 250 million pounds — or 1 billion servings — rescued from the landfill and donated to food insecure communities. Based in the part of the country that receives and ships the most food, they’ve built a network of 350 partners that deliver rescued produce to 12 counties in California and two Tribal nations.
Not only is sending food to a landfill bad for the environment, but with an estimated 38.3 million Americans experiencing food insecurity, food should rarely (if ever) just go to waste.
Thanks to Food Forward and their partner Vegan Outreach’s efforts, communities like Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma now have access to fresh produce at two community centers — saving it from a landfill, and feeding those in need.
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